Laureate Education, Inc.

EDGAR

Annual consolidated revenue for 2025: about USD 1.702B, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2024, was about USD 1.567B.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

485 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

24.56%

2026 Q3 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 119120000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 485085000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

152 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 324639000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 172893000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
190 million USD Source
Exact value

189904000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
136 million shares Source
Exact value

135746000 shares

Reported share-count change

-7.89% · -11.6 million shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 147369000 shares · 2025-09-30· Source
  • 135746000 shares · 2026-09-30· Source

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

1.91 billion USD

2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 1701930000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Revenue: 1160542000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 272612000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Revenue: 615863000 USD · 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Revenue: 485085000 USD · 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Source

Net income

388 million USD

2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: 281630000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Net income: 110074000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Net income: -21594000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Net income: 137103000 USD · 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Net income: 101216000 USD · 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Source

Operating cash flow

418 million USD

2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 366192000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 272810000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 61932000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 172893000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 61932000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 324639000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 172893000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-06-30 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-10-29.

Financial data available through: 2025-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Operating income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Net income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • capital expenditure: No compatible figures in this window
  • Total assets: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Current assets: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • Shares outstanding: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +8.6%

    Prior period

    USD 1.57 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 1.7 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    1701930000 − 1566642000 = 135288000 USD

    1566642000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    1701930000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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  • Net income

    -5%

    Prior period

    USD 296.47 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 281.63 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    281630000 − 296474000 = -14844000 USD

    296474000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    281630000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +57.3%

    Prior period

    USD 232.73 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 366.19 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    366192000 − 232733000 = 133459000 USD

    232733000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    366192000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

  • Revenue USD 1.7 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 1.27 billion 75% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 431.1 million 25% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 149.47 million 8.8% of revenue
  • Net income USD 281.63 million 17% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 366.19 million 22% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2016 Net income was higher than operating income, so the split is not drawn.
  • 2017 93%
  • 2018 Operating loss: operating costs were 102% of revenue.
  • 2019 Net income was higher than operating income, so the split is not drawn.
  • 2020 Operating loss: operating costs were 132% of revenue.
  • 2021 Operating loss: operating costs were 100% of revenue.
  • 2022 16%78%
  • 2023 16%77%
  • 2024 19%76%
  • 2025 17%75%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-313301864000 3011187000 Derived 290677000 -81170000 Derived 371847000 Unavailable
Source
2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-313333073000 3097918000 Derived 235155000 143690000 Derived 91465000 Unavailable
Source
2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-311144574000 1171366000 Derived -26792000 -396859000 Derived 370067000 Unavailable
Source
2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-311212070000 1176050000 Derived 36020000 -902464000 Derived 938484000 Unavailable
Source
2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-311024917000 1354219000 Derived -329302000 284029000 Derived -613331000 Unavailable
Source
2021 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-311086701000 1091348000 Derived -4647000 -197093000 Derived 192446000 Unavailable
Source
2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-311242271000 972259000 Derived 270012000 200439000 Derived 69573000 Unavailable
Source
2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-311484288000 1145466000 Derived 338822000 231232000 Derived 107590000 Unavailable
Source
2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-311566642000 1192659000 Derived 373983000 77509000 Derived 296474000 Unavailable
Source
2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-311701930000 1270828000 Derived 431102000 149472000 Derived 281630000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 1.7B 2025
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.3.6B2.7B1.8B899.9M0.0201620212025
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Revenue3301864000
2017Revenue3333073000
2018Revenue1144574000
2019Revenue1212070000
2020Revenue1024917000
2021Revenue1086701000
2022Revenue1242271000
2023Revenue1484288000
2024Revenue1566642000
2025Revenue1701930000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

8.6% 2025
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.26%2%-23%-48%-72%201620212025
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Year over year-2.9%
2017Year over year0.9%
2018Year over year-65.7%
2019Year over year5.9%
2020Year over year-15.4%
2021Year over year6%
2022Year over year14.3%
2023Year over year19.5%
2024Year over year5.5%
2025Year over year8.6%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 25.3% 2025
Net margin 16.5% 2025
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.88%49%9%-31%-71%201620212025
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Operating margin8.8%
2017Operating margin7.1%
2018Operating margin-2.3%
2019Operating margin3%
2020Operating margin-32.1%
2021Operating margin-0.4%
2022Operating margin21.7%
2023Operating margin22.8%
2024Operating margin23.9%
2025Operating margin25.3%
2016Net margin11.3%
2017Net margin2.7%
2018Net margin32.3%
2019Net margin77.4%
2020Net margin-59.8%
2021Net margin17.7%
2022Net margin5.6%
2023Net margin7.2%
2024Net margin18.9%
2025Net margin16.5%
2016Free cash flow marginNot reported
2017Free cash flow marginNot reported
2018Free cash flow marginNot reported
2019Free cash flow marginNot reported
2020Free cash flow marginNot reported
2021Free cash flow marginNot reported
2022Free cash flow marginNot reported
2023Free cash flow marginNot reported
2024Free cash flow marginNot reported
2025Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 366.2M 2025
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.441.1M280.7M120.4M-40.0M-200.3M201620212025
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Operating cash flow192256000
2017Operating cash flow192157000
2018Operating cash flow396858000
2019Operating cash flow339769000
2020Operating cash flow259556000
2021Operating cash flow-156082000
2022Operating cash flow178230000
2023Operating cash flow250780000
2024Operating cash flow232733000
2025Operating cash flow366192000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

Not enough comparable data to show this history.
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Free cash flowUnavailable
2017Free cash flowUnavailable
2018Free cash flowUnavailable
2019Free cash flowUnavailable
2020Free cash flowUnavailable
2021Free cash flowUnavailable
2022Free cash flowUnavailable
2023Free cash flowUnavailable
2024Free cash flowUnavailable
2025Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

46.1% 2025
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.92%69%46%23%0%201620212025
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Liabilities / assets85.5%
2017Liabilities / assets72.9%
2018Liabilities / assets69.5%
2019Liabilities / assets56.6%
2020Liabilities / assets54.4%
2021Liabilities / assets48.4%
2022Liabilities / assets60.7%
2023Liabilities / assets55.3%
2024Liabilities / assets48.5%
2025Liabilities / assets46.1%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.67× 2025
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.94×1.45×0.97×0.48×0.00×201620212025
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Current assets / current liabilities0.77×
2017Current assets / current liabilities0.94×
2018Current assets / current liabilities1.02×
2019Current assets / current liabilities0.88×
2020Current assets / current liabilities1.79×
2021Current assets / current liabilities1.46×
2022Current assets / current liabilities0.59×
2023Current assets / current liabilities0.5×
2024Current assets / current liabilities0.62×
2025Current assets / current liabilities0.67×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31
USD 371.85 million
Exact value

Exact value: 371847000 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 371847000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 192.26 million
Exact value

Exact value: 192256000 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 192256000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31
USD 91.47 million
Exact value

Exact value: 91465000 USD

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 91465000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 192.16 million
Exact value

Exact value: 192157000 USD

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 192157000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31
USD 370.07 million
Exact value

Exact value: 370067000 USD

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 370067000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 396.86 million
Exact value

Exact value: 396858000 USD

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 396858000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31
USD 938.48 million
Exact value

Exact value: 938484000 USD

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 938484000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 339.77 million
Exact value

Exact value: 339769000 USD

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 339769000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31
−USD 613.33 million
Exact value

Exact value: -613331000 USD

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: -613331000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 259.56 million
Exact value

Exact value: 259556000 USD

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: 259556000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2021 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31
USD 192.45 million
Exact value

Exact value: 192446000 USD

2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31: 192446000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 156.08 million
Exact value

Exact value: -156082000 USD

2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31: -156082000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
USD 69.57 million
Exact value

Exact value: 69573000 USD

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31: 69573000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 178.23 million
Exact value

Exact value: 178230000 USD

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31: 178230000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31
USD 107.59 million
Exact value

Exact value: 107590000 USD

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31: 107590000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 250.78 million
Exact value

Exact value: 250780000 USD

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31: 250780000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
USD 296.47 million
Exact value

Exact value: 296474000 USD

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: 296474000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 232.73 million
Exact value

Exact value: 232733000 USD

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: 232733000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
USD 281.63 million
Exact value

Exact value: 281630000 USD

2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31: 281630000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 366.19 million
Exact value

Exact value: 366192000 USD

2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31: 366192000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

223 filings · 9,272 latest values · 9,272 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 0000912766, 912766, LAUR, edgar:912766

Also known as LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., Laureate Education, Inc., Laureate Education, Inc., SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS INC