LAURLaureate Education Inc.
−1.0% today · +18.5% over a year
10/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 96% of the instruments we score
Trend, Stability: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. No dividend.
Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) valuation against sector peers: P/E 12.3 (sector median 19.4), P/B 4.1, EV/EBIT 9.7, free-cash-flow yield 6.0%, P/S 2.5.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Consumer discretionary companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | LAUR | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 12.3 | 19.4 · n=189 | 37% below |
| P/B | 4.1 | 2.7 · n=201 | 51% above |
| P/S | 2.5 | 1.2 · n=226 | 102% above |
| EV/EBIT | 9.7 | 15.9 · n=168 | 39% below |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.0% | 5.4% · n=220 | 11% above |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% · n=242 | — |
| Return on equity | 34.1% | 13.3% · n=207 | 157% above |
| Return on invested capital | 36.0% | 11.9% · n=193 | 202% above |
| Gross margin | 28.6% | 40.4% · n=192 | 29% below |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 1.12 · n=174 | — |
Value factor: 76 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| AMZNAmazon.com | 21.3 | 4.7 | 28.2 | −1.6% | 0.0% | 3/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLATesla | 473.1 | 17.1 | 428.6 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1/10 |
| HDThe Home Depot | 24.9 | 21.3 | 19.1 | 4.3% | 2.6% | 6/10 |
| MCDMcDonald’s | 22.6 | — | 18.5 | 3.9% | 2.7% | 7/10 |
| TJXTJX | 26.2 | 14.9 | — | 3.7% | 1.5% | 8/10 |
| LOWLowe's | 19.4 | — | 15.8 | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3/10 |
| BKNGBooking | 17.7 | — | 14.3 | 7.3% | 1.0% | 9/10 |
| SBUXStarbucks Corporation | 63.1 | — | 45.3 | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4/10 |
| MARMarriott International | 41.2 | — | 29.0 | 3.2% | 0.7% | 8/10 |
| ABNBAirbnb, Inc | 39.1 | 13.5 | 35.0 | — | 0.0% | 8/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 29 Oct 2026
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