Laureate Education (LAUR) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Share-based Compensation of $2.6 million for Q1 2026, up 6.21% on a YoY basis from $2.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 27.99% quarter-over-quarter from $3.6 million in Q4 2025.

Laureate Education (LAUR) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education has reported Share-based Compensation for 11 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 6.21% year-over-year to $2.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $13.5 million (up 51.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $13.3 million, up 70.11% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $2.6 million, down from $3.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $3.8 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $766000.0 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $2.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.4 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation slumped 65.5% — and 2025, when it surged 374.28%.
  • Laureate Education's Share-based Compensation stood at $1.8 million in 2022, then gained by 22.99% to $2.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 65.5% to $766000.0 in 2024, then surged by 374.28% to $3.6 million in 2025, then declined by 27.99% to $2.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.6 million (Q1 2026), $3.6 million (Q4 2025), and $3.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 2.62 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.50 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 9.57 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 5.40 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 3.60 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 1.99 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 3.90 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 3.20 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 5.39 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 766,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 766,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 2.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.22 Mn