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Laureate Education, Inc.

Consumer DiscretionaryProfessional Services
Ticker LAURMIAMI, FLFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $8.06Diluted shares 141.6M

Laureate Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAUR) operates degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru, serving traditional students, working adults and distance learners through campus-based, online and hybrid undergraduate, graduate and specialized programs. Its five institutions emphasize applied,… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, Laureate Education, Inc. reported revenue of $1.70B, up 8.6% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $283.78M. Its operating margin was 25.3%, and operations generated $366.19M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $1.83B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$1.70BFY2025
+8.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.83B
25.33%FY2025
+1.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo 24.42%
$283.78MFY2025
−4.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $321.42M
23.71%FY2025
−7.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 28.17%
Cash & financing
$366.19MFY2025
+57.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $407.25M
$263.15MFY2025
+63.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $286.58M
0.11FY2025
Was 0.10× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.19
148.7MFY2025
−3.4% year over year
Last 12 mo 141.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Laureate Education, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Laureate Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAUR) operates degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru, serving traditional students, working adults and distance learners through campus-based, online and hybrid undergraduate, graduate and specialized programs. Its five institutions emphasize applied, career-oriented education, particularly in medicine and health sciences, engineering and information technology, and business and management. The Mexico segment includes Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) and Universidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC); the Peru segment includes Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) and CIBERTEC. Its institutions serve students through more than 50 campuses and online programs, with approximately 497,700 students enrolled as of December 31, 2025. Major institution brands include UVM, UNITEC, UPC, UPN and CIBERTEC. Laureate began investing in global higher education in 1999, and its common stock began trading publicly in 2017. Its website is http://www.laureate.net.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry (SIC)
Professional Services
Headquarters
MIAMI, FL
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
912766
SIC
8200

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2017–2025 · USD
$-1.12B$380.64M$1.88B$3.38B$4.88B201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Laureate Education, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

371
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$2.21B
held by funds, at market
47.9%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Laureate Education, Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.25%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.14%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.05%of fund net assets
Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund
FCTDX · Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II
0.03%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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