Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026)
Laureate Education's Return on Sales [ROS] was 36.28% in Q2 2026, down 0.61 percentage points from 36.89% a year earlier but up 46.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Laureate Education's Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.42% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 25.33%, up 1.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +57.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.87% in FY2024 (+1.04 pp), 22.83% in FY2023 (+1.09 pp), 21.74% in FY2022 (+22.16 pp) and -0.43% in FY2021 (+31.70 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -10.10% (Q1 2026) and 36.89% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.42 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 143.79 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 16.65 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LAUR's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -10.10% (Q1 2026), 33.15% (Q4 2025) and 17.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 20.99% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 18.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 6.42% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 10.24% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 9.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.11% |
API Access
Laureate Education Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();