Laureate Education (LAUR) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Gross Margin fell 508.0% to 6.01% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 26.92% through Mar 2026, up 98.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 28.33% for FY2025, 154.0% up from the prior year.
Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Gross Margin readings, the most recent being 6.01% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin hit 6.01% in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, down from 35.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 39.45% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 6.01% in Q1 2026.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 22.71%, with a median of 23.8% recorded in 2022.
- The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin skyrocketed 714bps in 2022 before it tumbled -870bps in 2025.
- Laureate Education's Gross Margin stood at 27.15% in 2022, then rose by 17bps to 31.75% in 2023, then rose by 1bps to 31.99% in 2024, then rose by 12bps to 35.81% in 2025, then crashed by -117bps to 6.01% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Gross Margin are 6.01% (Q1 2026), 35.81% (Q4 2025), and 20.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 72.43% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 68.04% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -6.01% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 79.28% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 36.76% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 78.77% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 46.96% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 83.40% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 57.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 36.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.02% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 34.88% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.60% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 33.97% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.72% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 31.61% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -14.69% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 31.03% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 17.14% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -90.70% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -201.48% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 227.76% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 14.48% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 27.80% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -10.30% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 30.15% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.98% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.36% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -42.45% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 92.27% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.06% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.76% |