Is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. financially healthy?

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. scores 5 out of 8 on the Piotroski F-score. Only 8 of the nine tests could be computed from what it filed; the rest need a prior year it has not reported. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the safe zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

Who are the largest institutional holders of LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.?

Among the managers tracked here, the biggest positions as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings are GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (trimming). Direction is the change in share count against that manager's own previous filing; managers with no prior filing are left out rather than counted as new buyers.

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. (LAUR)

Nasdaq · Services-Educational Services

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Financial health

Two standard screens, computed from the XBRL in FY2025 against FY2024. Every test shows the numbers behind it — a score with its inputs hidden is a number you cannot check.

Piotroski F-score

5 / 8

PASSReturn on assets positiveROA 12.8%
PASSOperating cash flow positiveOCF 366M
FAILReturn on assets improving15.9% → 12.8%
PASSCash flow exceeds earningsOCF 366M vs NI 282M
FAILLong-term debt ratio falling3.2% → 3.3% of assets
PASSCurrent ratio improving0.62 → 0.67
PASSNo share dilution154M → 149M shares
FAILGross margin improvingno gross profit reported
FAILAsset turnover improving0.84× → 0.77×

Altman Z-score

4.80safe

Bankruptcy-risk screen combining working capital, retained earnings, operating income, market value against liabilities, and asset turnover. Above 2.99 is the safe zone; below 1.81 is distress.

Cash conversion: 130.0%
Share count change: -3.4%

Six-year record

Year	Revenue	Net income	Free cash flow	Gross margin	Shares
FY2020	$1.0B	−$613.3M	$184.9M	—	209,710,000
FY2021	$1.1B	$192.4M	−$206.5M	—	189,692,000
FY2022	$1.2B	$69.6M	$125.5M	—	168,268,000
FY2023	$1.5B	$107.6M	$194.3M	—	157,879,000
FY2024	$1.6B	$296.5M	$160.8M	—	153,896,000
FY2025

Ownership flow

1 institutions tracked — 0 added, 1 reduced.

Institutional holders of LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. and their share-count change
Manager	Kind	Shares	Change	Value
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Index	3,737,586	−13,044	$135.8M

From 13F filings, which cover institutions managing over $100m and are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — so this is a considered position, not a live one, and it is not the whole shareholder register.

Capital returned

What the company actually paid out and bought back, as reported — the record behind any yield figure.

Shares repurchased

2026Q1: $108.2M
2025Q1: $39.5M
2024Q1: $32.9M
2023Q1: $0
2022Q1: $102.2M
2021Q1: $145.2M

Identity

CIK: 0000912766
LEI: 5JL7TMOH5TY3IUYSUP91
SIC: 8200 · Services-Educational Services
Incorporated: DE
Headquarters: MIAMI, FL

Ownership

Institutional: 99.8%
Institutions: 475
Insiders: 8.8%

Ownership percentages are a vendor aggregate, not a filing — unlike everything else on this page.

Other services-educational services companies

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. files under SIC 8200 — all 7 services-educational services companies compared on assets and F-score.

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Questions about LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.

Is LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. financially healthy?: LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. scores 5 out of 8 on the Piotroski F-score. Only 8 of the nine tests could be computed from what it filed; the rest need a prior year it has not reported. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the safe zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.
Who are the largest institutional holders of LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.?: Among the managers tracked here, the biggest positions as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings are GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (trimming). Direction is the change in share count against that manager's own previous filing; managers with no prior filing are left out rather than counted as new buyers.

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