Laureate Education LAUR
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$36.38 -0.38 (-1.03%)
At close: Sep 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Laureate Education's (LAUR) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $1.0 billion in Q2 2026, down 6.06% on a YoY basis from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and down 1.14% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Laureate Education (LAUR) has reported Retained Earnings for 11 consecutive years, with $1.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings fell 6.06% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (down 6.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, down 4.79% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings slipped to $1.0 billion in Q2 2026 per LAUR's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $2.4 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $1.0 billion in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Retained Earnings sank 50.86% in 2023, then dropped 1.75% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then slumped by 46.49% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then declined by 4.26% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then fell by 4.79% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 3.31% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered $1.0 billion, $1.1 billion, and $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Laureate Education 5.06 Bn 4.90 Bn 237.67 Mn 1.04 Bn
2 Graham Holdings 4.85 Bn 3.64 Bn 777.03 Mn 8.58 Bn
3 Covista 4.36 Bn 3.95 Bn 284.63 Mn 3.03 Bn
4 Stride 3.51 Bn 2.55 Bn 217.28 Mn 1.18 Bn
5 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 3.46 Bn 3.30 Bn 188.96 Mn 987.64 Mn
6 TAL Education 2.36 Bn -514.18 Mn 227.32 Mn -
7 Perdoceo Education 2.08 Bn 771.62 Mn 162.46 Mn 801.04 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.81 Bn 1.68 Bn - 283.25 Mn
9 Afya 1.33 Bn 1.14 Bn 118.29 Mn 549.52 Mn
10 Universal Technical Institute 1.23 Bn 1.06 Bn 100.57 Mn 226.73 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.49 Bn