NASDAQ: LAUR · Education & Training Services
Laureate Education (LAUR) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 28 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values Laureate Education (LAUR) at $34.86 a share. The stock last closed at $38.62, which puts the model's fair value 9.7% below the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. Laureate Education, Inc.
Faircurve Insights · 28 Sep 2026
Laureate Education, Inc., operating alongside its various subsidiaries, delivers a diverse array of higher education services and academic programs to students via an extensive network of universities and specialized educational institutions.
Faircurve's model valued Laureate Education, Inc. on 28 Sep 2026. The model's fair value was $34.86 a share, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run, on 19 Sep 2026, gave $33.95, and the fair value moved +2.7%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days was $29.25 to $42.51. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The evidence grade was Medium.
The overall quality score was 48 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compared it with Covista Inc. (CVSA), Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE), Stride, Inc. (LRN), Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO), and Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA). Moves around the last 8 earnings reports had a median size, ignoring direction, of 1.8%.
Written from the figures on this page for the 28 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give LAUR?
The calibrated range for LAUR over 63 trading days is $29.25 to $42.51. There is no live options data for this stock, so the range is built from the fair value and calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $23.32 to $50.32. In 44% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does LAUR score on business quality?
Laureate Education's overall quality score is 48 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 74 | 18.9%ROIC | 15.5% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 25 | 0.89xFCF / net income | 1.35x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 48 | 8.6%Revenue growth, trailing | 9.3% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 44 | 6.4%Net buybacks / market value | 6.3% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 61 | 0.99xNet debt / EBITDA | 0.28x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 5 | 8.8 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 1.6 pts |
How does LAUR compare with similar companies?
The companies in education & training services closest to Laureate Education in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSA Covista Inc. | $125.48 | $122.12 | -2.7% | Fairly valued |
| LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | $155.79 | $153.00 | -1.8% | Fairly valued |
| LRN Stride, Inc. | $78.89 | $82.64 | +4.8% | Fairly valued |
| PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation | $31.91 | $34.76 | +8.9% | Fairly valued |
| STRA Strategic Education, Inc. | $79.72 | $77.79 | -2.4% | Fairly valued |
All education & training services stocks ranked by gap to fair value
When does LAUR report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
Laureate Education's next earnings report is scheduled for 29 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How LAUR moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 1.8%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2026 | -0.3% |
| 30 Apr 2026 | -1.1% |
| 19 Feb 2026 | -6.5% |
| 30 Oct 2025 | +0.5% |
| 31 Jul 2025 | +0.4% |
| 1 May 2025 | +17.7% |
| 20 Feb 2025 | -2.6% |
| 31 Oct 2024 | +8.6% |
Laureate Education at a glance
Laureate Education, Inc., operating alongside its various subsidiaries, delivers a diverse array of higher education services and academic programs to students via an extensive network of universities and specialized educational institutions.
- Market value
- $5.2B
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $2.0B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +12.9%
- Analysts with estimates
- 3
- Beta to the US market
- 0.28
- First valued by Faircurve
- 11 Jul 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices Laureate Education on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 19 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for LAUR was $33.95. As of 28 Sep 2026 it is $34.86, a change of +2.7%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about Laureate Education's valuation
Is Laureate Education stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, LAUR reads as Fairly valued as of 28 Sep 2026. The model's fair value is $34.86 a share against a last close of $38.62, a gap of -9.7%.
What is LAUR's fair value?
$34.86 a share as of 28 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $23.32 to $50.32.
What price range does the model give LAUR?
$29.25 to $42.51 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does Laureate Education report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 29 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has LAUR moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 1.8%, ignoring direction. The largest was +17.7% around the report of 1 May 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for LAUR is medium. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.