Laureate Education (LAUR) Operating Income (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Operating Income of -$27.5 million for Q1 2026, down 108.68% on a YoY basis from $317.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 115.34% quarter-over-quarter from $179.5 million in Q4 2025.

Laureate Education (LAUR) Operating Income (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education has reported Operating Income for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$27.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 108.68% year-over-year to -$27.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $416.8 million (up 19.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $431.1 million, up 15.27% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at -$27.5 million, down from $179.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Income was $193.3 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$27.5 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $81.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $72.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income surged 806.32% — and 2025, when it slumped 218.53%.
  • Laureate Education's Operating Income stood at $78.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 40.98% to $110.0 million in 2023, then grew by 12.93% to $124.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 44.49% to $179.5 million in 2025, then plunged by 115.34% to -$27.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$27.5 million (Q1 2026), $179.5 million (Q4 2025), and $71.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -5.19 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -27.53 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 57.83 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 91.34 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 129.08 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 95.46 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -6.36 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 339,000.00
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 63.12 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 41.09 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -27.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 179.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 71.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 193.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -13.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 124.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 72.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 166.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 110.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 58.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 154.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 15.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 78.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 56.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 126.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 9.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -11.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 35.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 57.68 Mn