SuperworthLaureate Education profit margin LAUR
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2016.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 17.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 24.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.2 pts
- Peer median
- 11.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Laureate Education kept 17.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 24.4% and a gross margin of 27.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −57.0%.
The median for 8 education and Training Services stocks of a similar size is 11.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.5% | 25.3% | 28.3% |
| FY2024 | 18.9% | 23.9% | 26.8% |
| FY2023 | 7.2% | 22.8% | 26.6% |
| FY2022 | 5.6% | 21.7% | 27.0% |
| FY2021 | 17.7% | −0.4% | 25.0% |
| FY2020 | −59.8% | −32.1% | 21.7% |
| FY2019 | 77.4% | 3.0% | 41.9% |
| FY2018 | 11.2% | 8.6% | 18.4% |
| FY2017 | 2.7% | 7.1% | 22.0% |
| FY2016 | 8.8% | 9.0% | 14.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 17.6% | +1.2 pts | 24.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 16.1% | −2.8 pts | 24.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 16.5% | −2.4 pts | 25.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 12.9% | −2.9 pts | 23.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 16.4% | +3.8 pts | 24.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 18.8% | +10.7 pts | 22.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 18.9% | +11.7 pts | 23.9% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 15.8% | +8.4 pts | 23.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 12.6% | +5.3 pts | 22.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 8.2% | +1.4 pts | 22.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 7.2% | +1.6 pts | 22.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.4% | +2.7 pts | 21.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Education & Training Services nearest Laureate Education's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LAURLaureate Education | 17.6% |
| CVSACovista | 12.9% |
| LOPEGrand Canyon Education | 19.6% |
| LRNStride | 13.2% |
| PRDOPERDOCEO EDUCATION | 20.6% |
| STRAStrategic Education | 10.5% |
| UTIUniversal Technical Institute | 3.9% |
| APEIAmerican Public Education | 6.8% |
| LINCLincoln Educational Services | 4.0% |
| Peer median | 11.7% |
Where Laureate Education ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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