Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 29.36% for Q2 2026, up 3.13 percentage points from 26.24% a year earlier and up 4.16 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 Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.23 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 76.80 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 27.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 25.20% (Q1 2026), 24.61% (Q4 2025) and 18.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 34.44% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 11.82% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 23.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 29.36% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 11.51% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 17.91% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 26.37% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.67% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 14.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.36% |
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.14% |
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();