Growth Metrics

Laureate Education (LAUR) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Tax Rate rose 3551.0% to 20.92% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 27.91% through Mar 2026, down 12.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 29.26% for FY2025, 56.0% up from the prior year.

Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Tax Rate readings, the most recent being 20.92% for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate hit 20.92% in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, up from 6.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 1962.64% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 1151.04% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 71.95%, with a median of 41.58% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Tax Rate soared 218110bps in 2022 before it plummeted -202424bps in 2023.
  • Laureate Education's Tax Rate stood at 43.02% in 2022, then rose by 1bps to 43.26% in 2023, then decreased by -23bps to 33.31% in 2024, then tumbled by -82bps to 6.02% in 2025, then surged by 248bps to 20.92% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Tax Rate are 20.92% (Q1 2026), 6.02% (Q4 2025), and 50.06% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 11.20
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 24.35
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 20.92
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 23.49
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 26.13
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 20.81
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.11
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 22.46
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 22.21
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 7.87

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.92%
Mar 31, 2026 20.92%
Dec 31, 2025 6.02%
Dec 31, 2025 6.02%
Sep 30, 2025 50.06%
Sep 30, 2025 50.06%
Jun 30, 2025 41.58%
Jun 30, 2025 41.58%
Mar 31, 2025 -14.59%
Mar 31, 2025 -14.59%
Dec 31, 2024 33.31%
Dec 31, 2024 33.31%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.55%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.55%
Jun 30, 2024 33.02%
Jun 30, 2024 33.02%
Mar 31, 2024 -1,151.04%
Mar 31, 2024 -1,151.04%
Dec 31, 2023 43.26%
Dec 31, 2023 43.26%
Sep 30, 2023 48.55%
Sep 30, 2023 48.55%
Jun 30, 2023 48.78%
Jun 30, 2023 48.78%
Mar 31, 2023 -61.60%
Mar 31, 2023 -61.60%
Dec 31, 2022 43.02%
Dec 31, 2022 43.02%
Sep 30, 2022 55.22%
Sep 30, 2022 55.22%
Jun 30, 2022 64.59%
Jun 30, 2022 64.59%
Mar 31, 2022 1,962.64%
Mar 31, 2022 1,962.64%
Dec 31, 2021 136.99%
Dec 31, 2021 136.99%
Sep 30, 2021 127.54%
Sep 30, 2021 127.54%
Jun 30, 2021 -12.84%
Jun 30, 2021 -12.84%
Mar 31, 2021 -218.45%
Mar 31, 2021 -218.45%
Dec 31, 2020 -87.92%
Dec 31, 2020 -87.92%
Sep 30, 2020 21.03%
Sep 30, 2020 21.03%
Jun 30, 2020 -306.58%
Jun 30, 2020 -306.58%
Mar 31, 2020 953.80%
Mar 31, 2020 953.80%
Dec 31, 2019 3,633.08%
Dec 31, 2019 3,633.08%
Sep 30, 2019 -124.73%
Sep 30, 2019 -124.73%
Jun 30, 2019 40.93%
Jun 30, 2019 40.93%
Mar 31, 2019 23.44%
Mar 31, 2019 23.44%
Dec 31, 2018 -4.08%
Dec 31, 2018 -4.08%
Sep 30, 2018 8.49%
Sep 30, 2018 8.49%
Jun 30, 2018 34.76%
Jun 30, 2018 34.76%
Mar 31, 2018 12.22%
Mar 31, 2018 12.22%
Dec 31, 2017 -176.71%
Dec 31, 2017 -176.71%
Sep 30, 2017 -22.93%
Sep 30, 2017 -22.93%
Jun 30, 2017 26.41%
Jun 30, 2017 26.41%
Mar 31, 2017 18.38%
Mar 31, 2017 18.38%
Dec 31, 2016 165.48%
Dec 31, 2016 165.48%
Sep 30, 2016 -3.99%
Sep 30, 2016 -3.99%
Jun 30, 2016 7.52%
Jun 30, 2016 7.52%