Laureate Education (LAUR) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Net Margin of 0.21% for Q1 2026, down 92.0% on a YoY basis from 2.64% in Q1 2025, and up 248.75% quarter-over-quarter from 0.06% in Q4 2025.

Laureate Education (LAUR) Net Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education has reported Net Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 0.21% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 92.0% year-over-year to 0.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.09% (down 59.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.03%, down 16.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.21%, up from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 1.75% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.89% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 0.54% across 5 years, with a median of 0.63% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin tumbled 14313 bps — and 2024, when it surged 153 bps.
  • Laureate Education's Net Margin stood at 1.75% in 2022, then plunged by 151 bps to 0.89% in 2023, then jumped by 173 bps to 0.64% in 2024, then sank by 91 bps to 0.06% in 2025, then surged by 249 bps to 0.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.21% (Q1 2026), 0.06% (Q4 2025), and 0.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -21.10%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 2.49%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -3.35%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 14.16%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.40%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -10.84%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.22%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 24.33%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 10.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.21%
Dec 31, 2025 0.06%
Sep 30, 2025 0.14%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 1.13%
Dec 31, 2024 0.64%
Sep 30, 2024 0.63%
Jun 30, 2024 0.52%
Mar 31, 2024 0.86%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.89%
Sep 30, 2023 0.70%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.42%
Mar 31, 2023 0.85%
Dec 31, 2022 1.75%
Sep 30, 2022 0.29%
Jun 30, 2022 1.49%
Mar 31, 2022 1.19%
Dec 31, 2021 10.58%
Sep 30, 2021 143.42%
Jun 30, 2021 30.47%