Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Laureate Education has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 years, with the latest figure at 23.56% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 32.0% year-over-year to 23.56%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.56% (down 32.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.61%, up 461.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 23.56%, down from 25.53% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 25.53% in Q4 2025, with the low at 5.09% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 19.02% across 5 years, with a median of 19.94% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1793 bps — and 2026, when it sank 32 bps.
• Laureate Education's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.32% in 2022, then rose by 25 bps to 20.43% in 2023, then advanced by 20 bps to 24.5% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 25.53% in 2025, then dropped by 8 bps to 23.56% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 23.56% (Q1 2026), 25.53% (Q4 2025), and 23.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.