Laureate Education (LAUR) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Retained Earnings of $313.0 million for Q1 2026, up 27.09% on a YoY basis from $246.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 202.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$305.0 million in Q4 2025.

Laureate Education (LAUR) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education has reported Retained Earnings for 11 years, with the latest figure at $313.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 27.09% year-over-year to $313.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $313.0 million (up 27.09% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$305.0 million, down 204.57% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $313.0 million, up from -$305.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $313.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at -$470.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$141.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$272.1 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings soared 538.99% — and 2023, when it plunged 1984.13%.
  • Laureate Education's Retained Earnings stood at $39.2 million in 2022, then slumped by 793.47% to -$272.1 million in 2023, then surged by 207.17% to $291.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 204.57% to -$305.0 million in 2025, then soared by 202.62% to $313.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $313.0 million (Q1 2026), -$305.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$350.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.94 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 312.99 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 8.31 Bn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -2.23 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -185,000.00
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -2.52 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 725,000.00
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 762.68 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - -30.96 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 312.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -304.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -350.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -379.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 246.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 291.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -432.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -352.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -245.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -272.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 104.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -277.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -369.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 39.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 45.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -470.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -10.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -491.43 Mn