Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 15.84% for Q3 2026, up 5.93 percentage points from 9.91% a year earlier and up 2.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Laureate Education posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 13.95%, down 0.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +24.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 14.87% in FY2024 (+9.63 pp), 5.24% in FY2023 (+1.94 pp), 3.30% in FY2022 (-2.38 pp) and 5.67% in FY2021 (+16.47 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.86 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 33.31 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 13.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 13.66% (Q2 2026), 12.56% (Q1 2026) and 13.13% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.26 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 2.93% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.36 Bn | -2.66 Bn | 20,000.00 | 6.26% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.26 Bn | -6.22 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 17.20% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.12 Bn | 211.21 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.10% |
| 5 | Valvoline | 4.57 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 2.94% |
| 6 | Laureate Education | 4.52 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 15.84% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.80 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 8.66% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.14 Bn | -34.75 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.49% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.08 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 11.69% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.67 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -3.69% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.84% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.65% |
Laureate Education Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LAUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();