Laureate Education (LAUR) Ratios
Laureate Education Ratios
MX:LAUR's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $123.81M. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:LAUR's free cash flow was decreased by $-27.93M and operating cash flow was $151.75M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 1.46 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 1.46 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.87 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.32 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.47 | -0.42 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 6.71 | 5.64 | 4.75 | 3.17 | -3.18 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -699.24M | $ -676.21M | $ -952.07M | $ -970.20M | $ -525.70M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.26 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.61 | 0.84 | 0.50 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.33 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.86 | 1.94 | 2.24 | 2.55 | 1.94 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 6.21 | 7.06 | 3.26 | 2.28 | -0.96 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 40.44 | 20.66 | 16.15 | 16.45 | -0.10 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 3.56 | 2.91 | 3.84 | 3.96 | 3.24 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 0.71 | 0.62 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 4.52 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.33% | 26.79% | 26.58% | 26.96% | 25.05% |
| EBIT Margin | 24.20% | 27.61% | 18.56% | 21.11% | -8.40% |
| EBITDA Margin | 30.70% | 34.33% | 25.49% | 28.24% | 4.97% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 25.33% | 23.87% | 22.83% | 21.74% | -0.43% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 23.57% | 26.47% | 17.16% | 19.81% | -12.65% |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.55% | 18.92% | 7.25% | 5.60% | 17.71% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 16.68% | 18.88% | 7.88% | 4.89% | -26.05% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 70.21% | 71.49% | 42.25% | 28.27% | -139.95% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 93.05% | 110.89% | 75.15% | 91.15% | 2959.05% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 12.76% | 15.92% | 5.06% | 3.53% | 8.70% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 23.71% | 30.90% | 11.32% | 8.98% | 16.89% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 24.87% | 25.03% | 20.26% | 16.97% | -0.25% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 16.54% | 16.84% | 8.74% | 3.95% | -0.24% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 20.08% | 25.76% | 8.31% | 5.62% | 12.65% |
| Earnings Yield | 5.66% | 10.58% | 4.99% | 4.31% | 8.29% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 12.39 | 15.84 | 13.83 | 11.00 | 5.96 |
| Payables Turnover | 21.35 | 32.45 | 25.20 | 21.18 | 30.31 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.00 | 0.00 | 129.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1.77 | 1.94 | 1.59 | 1.36 | 1.23 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.49 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -11.53 | -8.48 | -7.73 | 144.58 | 2.68 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 12.35 | 11.79 | 14.72 | 15.96 | 49.24 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 29.45 | 23.04 | 26.40 | 33.19 | 61.29 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 17.09 | 11.25 | 14.48 | 17.23 | 12.04 |
| Operating Cycle | 29.45 | 23.04 | 29.21 | 33.19 | 61.29 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 2.48 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 1.06 | -0.82 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.78 | 1.05 | 1.24 | 0.75 | -1.09 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 3.54 | 3.16 | 1.48 | 0.58 | -0.10 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 3.55 | 3.24 | 4.44 | 3.38 | -3.09 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.71 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.28 | -0.27 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.29% | 5.74% | 9.01% | 7.77% | -8.89% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 17.63 | 9.48 | 20.04 | 23.18 | 12.06 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 2.92 | 1.79 | 1.45 | 1.30 | 2.14 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 4.19 | 2.92 | 2.27 | 2.08 | 2.04 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 18.91 | 17.43 | 11.10 | 12.86 | -11.24 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 13.59 | 12.05 | 8.60 | 9.05 | -14.88 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -17.01 | 0.06 | 0.20 | -0.19 | -4.61 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.23 | 5.84 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 47.50 |
| Enterprise Value | 5.35B | 3.14B | 2.65B | 2.18B | 2.57B |
| EV to EBITDA | 10.23 | 5.84 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 47.50 |
| EV to Sales | 3.14 | 2.00 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 2.36 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 20.32 | 19.52 | 13.64 | 17.35 | -12.42 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 14.60 | 13.49 | 10.57 | 12.21 | -16.44 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 2.61 | 1.61 | 0.75 | 0.24 | 2.38 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 8.04 | 6.26 | 6.04 | 4.62 | 6.01 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 0.75 | -1.06 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.51 | 10.22 | 9.44 | 7.41 | 5.73 |
| Net Income Per Share | 1.91 | 1.93 | 0.68 | 0.41 | 1.01 |
| Tax Burden | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.42 | 0.28 | -1.40 |
| Interest Burden | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 1.51 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.19 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 1.30 | 0.79 | 2.14 | 2.58 | 0.53 |
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