Laureate Education vs Strategic Education
Laureate Education reported revenue of $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Strategic Education's $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Laureate Education's revenue grew 8.6% in its latest year, and Strategic Education's grew 4.0%. Laureate Education had an operating margin of 25.3%, against 13.7% at Strategic Education. Free cash flow was $263 million at Laureate Education and $154 million at Strategic Education.
Side by side
| Laureate Education | Strategic Education | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.3B |
| Revenue growth | 8.6% | 4.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.7% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | — |
| Operating margin | 25.3% | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 16.6% | 10.0% |
| Free cash flow | $263M | $154M |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.5% | 12.1% |
| Return on capital | 28.6% | 8.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.0x | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $215M | $196M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.4% | −3.1% |
| Last close | $38.47 | $81.19 |
| P/E at the last close | 17.4× | 13.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $23.9 million | bought $106,381, sold $5.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Laureate Education and Strategic Education pages.