LAUR Laureate Education margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 95
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 70
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 75
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 79
Gross margin
27.3%
Operating margin
24.8%
EBITDA margin
31.6%
Net margin
17.6%

Recent Laureate Education shows a gross margin of 27.3%, an operating margin of 24.8%, an EBITDA margin of 31.6%, and a net margin of 17.6%. Net margin headed the improvement across the available margins, gaining by 1.2 percentage points.

LAUR margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Laureate Education's margins averaged 26.76% gross, 23.7% operating, 30.27% EBITDA, and 14.64% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

LAUR margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The biggest expansion was in net margin, which rose by 1.2 percentage points. The other available margins also improved.

Gross margin expansion
0.1pp
Operating margin expansion
0.4pp
EBITDA margin expansion
0.2pp
Net margin expansion
1.2pp

LAUR Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, the average gross margin for Laureate Education was 26.76%. Laureate Education currently reports a gross margin of 27.3%, 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Laureate Education's gross margin ranged from a low of 25.9% in Mar 2024 to a high of 28.3% in Dec 2025.

LAUR Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Laureate Education's operating margin came to 23.7%. The current operating margin stands at 24.8%, 1.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 25.8% in Dec 2025 and lowest at 22.1% in Mar 2024.

LAUR EBITDA margin

Laureate Education's EBITDA margin averaged 30.27% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Laureate Education's current EBITDA margin is 31.6% and is 1.3 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Laureate Education's EBITDA margin peaked at 34.4% in Dec 2024 and reached a low of 24.9% in Dec 2023.

LAUR Net margin

Throughout the last 3 years, Laureate Education had an average net margin of 14.64%. Against its three-year average, Laureate Education's net margin is currently 17.6%, 3 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Laureate Education's net margin reached 18.9% at its highest point in Dec 2024 and 7.2% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

LAUR margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 27.3%, LAUR ranks lower than the Consumer Defensive sector and the industry average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.6%, Laureate Education's gross margin is 25% lower.

LAUR margin peer comparison

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Frequently asked questions

What is Laureate Education's gross margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, LAUR has a gross margin of 27.3%.

What is Laureate Education's operating margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, LAUR has an operating margin of 24.8%.

What is Laureate Education's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, LAUR recorded an EBITDA margin of 31.6%.

What is Laureate Education's net margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, LAUR has a net margin of 17.6%.

What are the average margins of LAUR?

The three-year average margins for LAUR were 26.8% gross, 23.7% operating, 30.3% EBITDA, and 14.6% net.

What are the highest historical margins of LAUR?

Over the last 5 years, Laureate Education's highest margins were 28.3% gross in Dec 2025, 25.8% operating in Dec 2025, 56.5% EBITDA in Jun 2022, and 33.3% net in Jun 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of LAUR?

Over this 5-year history, Laureate Education's margins fell as low as 25% gross in Dec 2021, -0.6% operating in Dec 2021, 24.9% EBITDA in Sep 2023, and 4.7% net in Sep 2022.