Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 24.69% for Q2 2026, up 1.10 percentage points from 23.59% a year earlier and up 1.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Laureate Education's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 25.70%, up 1.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +32.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Laureate Education's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 24.57% in FY2024 (+9.89 pp), 14.68% in FY2023 (+8.91 pp), 5.77% in FY2022 (+5.98 pp) and -0.20% in FY2021 (+6.29 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.98 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 18.38 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 4.80 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 23.30% (Q1 2026), 24.06% (Q4 2025) and 18.06% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 10.74% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 13.83% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.67% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 3.50% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 14.95% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 8.79% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 9.35% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.83% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 13.13% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.26% |
API Access
Laureate Education Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();