Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 27.09% to $313.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $313.0 million through Mar 2026, up 27.09% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$305.0 million for FY2025, 204.57% down from the prior year.

Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Retained Earnings readings, the most recent being $313.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings hit $313.0 million in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, up from -$305.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $313.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$470.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$141.2 million, with a median of -$272.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings skyrocketed 538.99% in 2022 before it crashed 1984.13% in 2023.
  • Laureate Education's Retained Earnings stood at $39.2 million in 2022, then crashed by 793.47% to -$272.1 million in 2023, then soared by 207.17% to $291.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 204.57% to -$305.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 202.62% to $313.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Retained Earnings are $313.0 million (Q1 2026), -$305.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$350.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.94 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 8.31 Bn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 312.99 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -185,000.00
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 762.68 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 725,000.00
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -30.96 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 103.52 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 231,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2021 -1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -941.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -1.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -1.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 436.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -310.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -643.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -772.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -925.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -852.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -914.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.04 Bn