What are Laureate Education, Inc.'s profit margins?

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) runs a 26.9% gross margin and a 24.0% operating margin, with a 16.1% net margin.

Where do Laureate Education, Inc.'s ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Laureate Education, Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Laureate Education, Inc. LAUR Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

YoY QoQ

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	26.9%+1.0pp	28.3%+1.5pp	26.8%+0.1pp	27.2%+1.2pp	25.9%+0.1pp
Operating margin	24%+1.1pp	25.3%+1.5pp	23.7%+0.6pp	24.2%+1.8pp	22.9%+0.7pp
Net margin	16.1%-2.8pp	16.5%-2.4pp	12.9%-2.9pp	16.4%+3.8pp	18.8%+10.7pp
Free cash flow margin	15.2%+2.3pp	15.5%+5.2pp	15.2%+2.8pp	14.7%+3.2pp	12.9%+0.2pp
Returns
Return on equity	28.6%-2.7pp	26.2%-4.8pp	20.2%-6.1pp	25.9%+5.2pp	31.2%+17.2pp
Return on assets	13.5%-0.8pp	13.8%-1.0pp	10.1%-2.1pp	12.4%+3.2pp	14.3%+8.5pp
Return on invested capital	20.5%+1.7pp	20.6%+1.8pp	16.7%-2.4pp	18.7%+4.6pp	18.9%+7.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.8×+0.1×	0.8×+0.1×	0.8×0.0×	0.8×0.0×	0.8×+0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	0.6×0.0×	0.7×+0.1×	0.8×+0.2×	0.7×0.0×	0.6×0.0×
Quick ratio	0.6×0.0×	0.7×+0.1×	0.8×+0.2×	0.7×0.0×	0.6×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.3×+0.1×	0.3×+0.1×	0.5×+0.2×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.8×+0.3×	0.5×0.0×	0.4×-0.2×	0.4×-0.2×	0.5×-0.2×
Debt-to-assets	0.4×+0.1×	0.3×0.0×	0.2×-0.1×	0.2×-0.1×	0.2×-0.1×
Interest coverage	36.4×+14.3×	40.4×+19.8×	32.8×+13.4×	27.2×+8.7×	22.1×+5.1×
Valuation
Market capitalization	$4.97B+61.3%	$4.96B+80.0%	$4.65B+81.9%	$3.43B+46.2%	$3.08B+34.8%
Enterprise value	$5.62B+64.8%	$5.39B+71.8%	$4.85B+65.9%	$3.74B+32.8%	$3.41B+22.2%
Price / earnings	17.8×+7.1×	17.6×+8.3×	22.8×+12.4×	13.5×+1.5×	10.7×-7.8×
Price / sales	2.9×+0.8×	2.9×+1.2×	2.9×+1.3×	2.2×+0.7×	2×+0.5×
Price / book	4.7×+1.3×	4.2×+1.3×	4.2×+1.3×	3.3×+0.7×	3.4×+0.9×
EV / sales	3.2×+1.0×	3.2×+1.2×	3.1×+1.2×	2.4×+0.6×	2.2×+0.4×
Free cash flow yield	5.3%-1.1pp	5.3%-0.5pp	5.2%-2.3pp	6.6%-0.9pp	6.4%-2.0pp
Earnings yield	5.6%-3.7pp	5.7%-5.1pp	4.4%-5.2pp	7.4%-0.9pp	9.3%+3.9pp

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What are Laureate Education, Inc.'s profit margins?: Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) runs a 26.9% gross margin and a 24.0% operating margin, with a 16.1% net margin.
Where do Laureate Education, Inc.'s ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Laureate Education, Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.