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Laureate Education stock: key metrics
LAURLaureate Education had an operating margin of 25.3% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 21.4% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.3% | 1.5% | −7.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | 4.6% | −28.5% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | 13.9% | 9.6% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | 14.9% | 8.7% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | 13.0% | 9.2% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | 7.0% | −5.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | 8.2% | −1.8% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | 6.8% | −3.6% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | 7.9% | −7.4% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | 8.8% | 11.3% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | 7.1% | no data |
| 2018 | 21.0% | −2.3% | no data |
| 2019 | 21.7% | 3.0% | no data |
| 2020 | 21.7% | −32.1% | no data |
| 2021 | 25.0% | −0.4% | no data |
| 2022 | 27.0% | 21.7% | 5.6% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | 22.8% | 7.2% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | 23.9% | 18.9% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | 25.3% | 16.5% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | −3.2% | 0.6% | −1.9% |
| 2002 | −19.7% | 2.1% | −9.9% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | 10.4% | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | no data | 0.0% |
| 2013 | −4.8% | 3.0% | −0.8% |
| 2014 | −15.6% | 4.5% | −1.9% |
| 2015 | −97.4% | 5.5% | −4.3% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| 2017 | no data | 4.4% | no data |
| 2018 | no data | −0.5% | no data |
| 2019 | no data | 0.6% | no data |
| 2020 | no data | −7.1% | no data |
| 2021 | no data | −0.2% | no data |
| 2022 | 9.0% | 9.9% | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | 12.2% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | 19.5% | 15.9% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | 21.4% | 12.8% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 18 Oct 2026)
- Valuation signal Undervalued since 13 Nov 2026, previously Fairly valued
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.