SuperworthLaureate Education shares outstanding LAUR
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2016.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 139.9M
- On a year earlier
- −4.7%
- fewer shares
Laureate Education had 139.9M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 4.7% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 147M | −3% |
| FY2024 | 151.5M | −4% |
| FY2023 | 158.5M | −2% |
| FY2022 | 162.1M | −11% |
| FY2021 | 181.2M | −13% |
| FY2020 | 209.1M | −3% |
| FY2019 | 214.8M | −4% |
| FY2018 | 223.6M | +19% |
| FY2017 | 187.7M | +39% |
| FY2016 | 135M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 139.9M | −5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 142.3M | −4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 147M | −3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 148.2M | −3% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 146.8M | −5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 147.6M | −6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 151.5M | −4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 152.2M | −4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 154.3M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 157M | −0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 158.5M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 157.8M | −4% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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