Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 24.67% for Q2 2026, up 1.11 percentage points from 23.56% a year earlier and up 1.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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 25.67%, up 1.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +32.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Laureate Education's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 24.52% in FY2024 (+9.87 pp), 14.65% in FY2023 (+8.89 pp), 5.76% in FY2022 (+5.96 pp) and -0.20% in FY2021 (+6.19 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 +3.97 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 18.28 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 4.82 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 23.27% (Q1 2026), 24.03% (Q4 2025) and 18.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 11.09% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 14.87% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | - |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 3.85% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 28.43% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 8.79% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 15.25% |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 13.73% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 17.09% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 204.83 Mn | 0.15% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.43% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.04% |
| 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% |
Laureate Education Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import 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();