LAUR · Laureate Education, Inc.
$37.56
-0.82 (-2.14%)
At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$5.29B
Shares
137.75M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$38.38
Open$38.48
Day$38.05–38.58
52W close$26.06–40.46
Avg vol 30d1.0M
Short int2.9M · 2.1% float · 2.7d
Short vol37%
Last earningsJul 30, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 30, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Buy
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+12%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+2%
above
RSI (14)
57
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
86%
near high
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+6%
trailing
6-month return
+13%
trailing
YTD return
+14%
this year
Relative strength
+1%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $37 › 200d $34 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-2% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
2.12% of float · ▼ -27.1% MoM · 2.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
337 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
49
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+19%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−2%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 17.5
below peers
Buyback
$184.0K
remaining
Balance sheet
$73.6M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
33%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−16%
past year
ATR
2.8%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
Revenues
· full-year 2026
Initiated
$1.92B – $1.93B
prior FY $1.7B
midpoint +13.1% Y/Y
Adjusted EBITDA
· full-year 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$593M – $599M
Adjusted EPS
· full-year 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$2.04 – $2.10
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Feb 19, 2026
Revenue
· Q1 2026
$261M – $265M
Adjusted EBITDA
· Q1 2026
$-20M – $-17M
Guided vs delivered
· last 4 settled
Revenues
full-year 2025
guided $1.68B – $1.69B
$1.7B
Beat +1.1%
Revenue
first quarter of 2024
guided $266M – $271M
$275.37M
Beat +2.6%
Revenue
full year 2023
guided $1.46B – $1.47B
$1.48B
Beat +1.6%
Revenue
fourth quarter of 2023
guided $382M – $390M
$409.43M
Beat +6.1%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+12%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+2%
Bullish
RSI (14)
57
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
86%
Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $37 › 200d $34 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-2% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
2.12% of float · ▼ -27.1% MoM · 2.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
337 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $26
Now $38 · 86%
Range high $40
vs 200-day avg +12%
vs 50-day avg +2%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adj. EBITDA non-GAAP | $156M | Q2 YTD '26 | — |
| Adj. EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 38.1% | Q2 YTD '26 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $248.2M | six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 27.9% | six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EPS non-GAAP | $0.83 | six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income per share $0.98
+$0 Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
+$0.01 Discrete tax items
+$0 Loss on debt extinguishment
+$0 Loss on disposal of subsidiaries, net
+$0.01 Foreign currency exchange loss, net
+$0 Loss on impairment of assets
= Adjusted EPS $1
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| Adjusted net income non-GAAP | 115.9M | six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Enrollment @ 06/30/26 | 124,800 | as of 06/30/26 UVM | — |
| Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | 137.5M | six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Gross Debt non-GAAP | $223M | as of 06/30/26 | — |
| Net Debt non-GAAP | $61M | as of 06/30/26 | — |
| New Enrollment | 72K | Q2 YTD '26 | — |
| share buybacks completed (shares) | 5.4M | YTD through June 2026 | — |
| share buybacks completed through June YTD | $181M | YTD through June 2026 | — |
| share repurchase authorization increase | $150M | announced Q2 2026 | — |
| shares outstanding | 138M | as of June 30 | — |
| Total Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 248.2M | six months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Total Enrollment | 252K | Q2 YTD '26 | — |
| Total Enrollments | 252,300 | As of 06/30/2026 | — |
| New Enrollments | 272,200 | FY 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Education & Training Services — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LAUR
this stock
Laureate Education, Inc.
|
$5.29B | +14.0% | +19.5% | 17.5 | 2.1% |
|
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
|
$9.26B | +3.4% | +13.6% | — | 2.4% |
|
TAL
TAL Education Group
|
$6.93B | +11.1% | +33.7% | — | 3.3% |
|
CVSA
Covista Inc.
|
$4.50B | +27.5% | +9.3% | 18.8 | 4.9% |
|
LOPE
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
|
$3.83B | -11.7% | +19.8% | 17.8 | 6.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUR | +3.8% | +6.4% | +13.0% | +0.2% | +14.0% |
| SPY | -0.4% | +2.9% | +11.6% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | +4.2% | +3.5% | +1.4% | -2.8% | +1.2% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.70
/ share · ex Nov 14, 2023
Paid (TTM)
$0.00
/ share · 0 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
— · no payout in the trailing year
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
$400.00M
Spent (derived)
$399.82M
Remaining
$184,000
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
912766
CUSIP
518613203
13F (30d)
308 filings
305 filers
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