Laureate Education (LAUR) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Net Margin fell 92.0% to 0.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.09% through Mar 2026, down 59.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2025, 16.0% down from the prior year.
Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Net Margin readings, the most recent being 0.21% for Q1 2026.
- Net Margin hit 0.21% in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, up from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 1.75% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.89% in Q4 2023.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 0.54%, with a median of 0.63% recorded in 2024.
- The largest annual shift saw Net Margin tumbled -14313bps in 2022 before it soared 153bps in 2024.
- Laureate Education's Net Margin stood at 1.75% in 2022, then tumbled by -151bps to 0.89% in 2023, then surged by 173bps to 0.64% in 2024, then plummeted by -91bps to 0.06% in 2025, then soared by 249bps to 0.21% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Net Margin are 0.21% (Q1 2026), 0.06% (Q4 2025), and 0.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -17.22% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 2.49% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.21% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 24.40% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 14.16% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 24.33% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.22% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 10.72% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 3.03% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 10.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 132.99% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -322.12% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -101.24% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 51.77% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 17.17% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -34.41% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 210.76% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 90.32% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.86% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -12.14% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 29.27% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.15% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.41% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -22.24% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -26.99% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.11% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 9.52% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 28.16% |