Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 33.75% for Q3 2026, up 14.78 percentage points from 18.97% a year earlier and up 4.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Laureate Education posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 26.46%, down 4.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +50.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 31.12% in FY2024 (+18.66 pp), 12.46% in FY2023 (+5.25 pp), 7.21% in FY2022 (-4.77 pp) and 11.98% in FY2021 (+36.39 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.05 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 72.10 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 27.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 29.36% (Q2 2026), 25.20% (Q1 2026) and 24.61% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.20 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 36.08% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.25 Bn | -2.77 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 12.37% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.31 Bn | -6.17 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 27.98% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 309.77 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 10.43% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.76 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 33.76% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.42 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 26.71% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.97 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 17.93% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.19 Bn | 11.49 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 20.28% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.08 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 14.72% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.54 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -16.97% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 33.76% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.22% |
API Access
Laureate Education Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();