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$39.04 +0.37 (+0.96%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$5.34B
Shares
137.75M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$39.04 Open$38.40 Day$38.30–39.22 52W close$27.34–40.46 Avg vol 30d945K Short int3.3M · 2.4% float · 3.5d Short vol67% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.39
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +14%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +4%
      above
      RSI (14) 61
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 89%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +2%
      trailing
      6-month return +23%
      trailing
      YTD return +16%
      this year
      Relative strength +9%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $38 › 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 Rising
      2.40% of float · ▲ +12.8% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      337 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 58
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +19%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −2%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 17.6
      below peers
      Buyback $184.0K
      remaining
      Balance sheet $73.6M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 33%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −16%
      past year
      ATR 2.6%
      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

      Beat or met 6 of last 6
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
      Revenues · full-year 2026 Raised $1.92B – $1.93B
      Apr 30, 2026 $1.89B – $1.91B changed to Jul 30, 2026 $1.92B – $1.93B
      prior FY $1.7B midpoint +13.1% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA · full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Raised $593M – $599M
      Apr 30, 2026 $583M – $593M changed to Jul 30, 2026 $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 6 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
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      61 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      89% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $38 › 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 Rising
      2.40% of float · ▲ +12.8% MoM · 3.5 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 $27 Now $39 · 89% Range high $40
      vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg +4%

      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 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP 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
      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 —
      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 —
      Total Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP 248.2M six months ended June 30, 2026 —
      Adjusted net loss non-GAAP -$23.9M For the three months ended March 31, 2026 —
      Net debt non-GAAP $59.7M As of March 31, 2026 —
      New Enrollments Mexico 45,300 YTD 1Q 2026 —
      New Enrollments Peru 57,400 YTD 1Q 2026 —
      Remaining stock buyback authorization capacity $76M as of March 31 —
      Total Enrollments Mexico 259,900 As of 03/31/2026 —
      Total Enrollments Peru 247,800 As of 03/31/2026 —
      Cash & Cash Equivalents $147M as of 12/31/25 —
      Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 148.7M FY2025 —
      Mexico Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $229M FY 2025 —
      Mexico Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 26.1% FY 2025 —
      Mexico New Enrollment 168K FY 2025 —
      Mexico Total Enrollment 269K FY 2025 —
      Net Cash $18M as of 12/31/25 —
      New enrollments 8% full-year 2025 —
      New enrollments in Mexico 5% 2025 —
      New enrollments in Peru 13% 2025 —
      Peru Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $329M FY 2025 —
      Peru Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 39.9% FY 2025 —
      Peru New Enrollment 104K FY 2025 —
      Peru Total Enrollment 228K FY 2025 —
      Share repurchase authorization $400M February 19, 2026 —
      Share repurchase authorization remaining $31M December 31, 2025 —
      Share repurchases $217M FY 2025 —
      Shares outstanding 143M as of December 31, 2025 —
      Total enrollments 5% full-year 2025 —
      Total enrollments in Mexico 4% 2025 —
      Total enrollments in Peru 7% 2025 —
      Total stock buyback capacity $181M as of year-end 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
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      LAUR
      Laureate Education, Inc.
      this stock
      		$5.34B +15.9% +19.5% 17.6 2.4%
      EDU
      New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
      		 $9.26B +5.3% +13.6% — 1.9%
      TAL
      TAL Education Group
      		 $6.93B +7.4% +33.7% — 3.7%
      CVSA
      Covista Inc.
      		 $4.75B +36.0% +9.3% 19.8 4.8%
      LOPE
      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
      		 $3.89B -9.7% +19.8% 18.1 6.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      337
      % held
      96.8%
      Net QoQ
      -4.7M sh
      Top holder
      FMR LLC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      384
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.3M
      Days to cover
      3.5d
      Change
      +375.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      67%
      As of
      Aug 27, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      45
      Value
      $1.7K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.5%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Donna Shalala
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 24, 2019
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $281.6M
      EPS diluted
      $1.89
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $400.0M
      Remaining
      $184.0K
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $247.5K
      Shares
      7.3K
      Filed
      Mar 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Laureate Education Reports Financ…
      Published
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      LAUR +3.9% +1.6% +23.3% +1.9% +16.0%
      SPY +1.1% +4.0% +14.7% +3.2% +13.1%
      vs SPY +2.8% -2.3% +8.6% -1.3% +2.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.70 / share · ex Nov 14, 2023
      Raised 2.9%
      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) 281 filings 279 filers Visit website Investor relations

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