Laureate Education (LAUR) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) posted Shares Outstanding of 139.21 million for Q2 2026, down 4.7% from 146.12 million a year earlier and down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Laureate Education's Shares Outstanding came in at 147.83 million, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Laureate Education's Shares Outstanding was 153.27 million in FY2024 (-2.5%), 157.26 million in FY2023 (-6.2%), 167.67 million in FY2022 (-11.6%) and 189.69 million in FY2021 (-9.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q4 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 26 quarters, with an average decline of 4.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ran from 0.1% in Q1 2024 to 13.0% in Q2 2022.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 142.29 million (Q1 2026), 147.83 million (Q4 2025) and 147.36 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 137.52 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 157.85 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 571.26 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 139.21 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 4.27 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 35.05 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 127.80 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 51.54 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 42.72 Mn |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 102.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 139.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 142.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 147.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 147.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 146.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 147.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 153.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 151.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 153.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 157.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 157.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 157.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 157.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 157.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 167.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 164.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 167.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 178.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 189.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 185.57 Mn |
API Access
Laureate Education Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();