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Laureate Education vs Strategic Education: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Laureate Education brought in $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Strategic Education $1.3B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +8.6% at Laureate Education and +4.0% at Strategic Education on the year before, so Laureate Education grew faster. Laureate Education kept 16.5% of its revenue as net profit, Strategic Education 10.0%. Free cash flow was $263.1M at Laureate Education and $153.9M at Strategic Education.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

LAURSTRA
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$1.7B$1.3B
Revenue growth+8.6%+4.0%
Net income$281.6M$126.6M
Net margin16.5%10.0%
Free cash flow$263.1M$153.9M
Free cash flow margin15.5%12.1%
Earnings per share (diluted)$1.89$5.41
Cash$146.7M$140.8M
Debt$129.1Mn/a
Price to earnings19.814.2
Market value$5.2B$1.7B
Dividend yieldn/a3.12%
Rank by revenue in sector#41 of 162 · Real estate#52 of 162 · Real estate

Over the years

Revenue
LAUR FY2018: $1.1BLAUR FY2019: $1.2BLAUR FY2020: $1BLAUR FY2021: $1.1BLAUR FY2022: $1.2BLAUR FY2023: $1.5BLAUR FY2024: $1.6BLAUR FY2025: $1.7BSTRA FY2018: $634.2MSTRA FY2019: $997.1MSTRA FY2020: $1BSTRA FY2021: $1.1BSTRA FY2022: $1.1BSTRA FY2023: $1.1BSTRA FY2024: $1.2BSTRA FY2025: $1.3BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
LAUR $1.7BSTRA $1.3B
Net income
LAUR FY2018: $370.1MLAUR FY2019: $938.5MLAUR FY2020: -$613.3MLAUR FY2021: $192.4MLAUR FY2022: $69.6MLAUR FY2023: $107.6MLAUR FY2024: $296.5MLAUR FY2025: $281.6MSTRA FY2018: -$15.7MSTRA FY2019: $81.1MSTRA FY2020: $86.3MSTRA FY2021: $55.1MSTRA FY2022: $46.7MSTRA FY2023: $69.8MSTRA FY2024: $112.7MSTRA FY2025: $126.6MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
LAUR $281.6MSTRA $126.6M
Net margin
LAUR FY2018: 32.3%LAUR FY2019: 77.4%LAUR FY2020: -59.8%LAUR FY2021: 17.7%LAUR FY2022: 5.6%LAUR FY2023: 7.2%LAUR FY2024: 18.9%LAUR FY2025: 16.5%STRA FY2018: -2.5%STRA FY2019: 8.1%STRA FY2020: 8.4%STRA FY2021: 4.9%STRA FY2022: 4.4%STRA FY2023: 6.2%STRA FY2024: 9.2%STRA FY2025: 10.0%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
LAUR 16.5%STRA 10.0%
Revenue growth
LAUR FY2019: +5.9%LAUR FY2020: -15.4%LAUR FY2021: +6.0%LAUR FY2022: +14.3%LAUR FY2023: +19.5%LAUR FY2024: +5.5%LAUR FY2025: +8.6%STRA FY2019: +57.2%STRA FY2020: +3.1%STRA FY2021: +10.1%STRA FY2022: -5.9%STRA FY2023: +6.3%STRA FY2024: +7.7%STRA FY2025: +4.0%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
LAUR +8.6%STRA +4.0%
Free cash flow
LAUR FY2018: $158.8MLAUR FY2019: $184.1MLAUR FY2020: $184.9MLAUR FY2021: -$206.5MLAUR FY2022: $125.5MLAUR FY2023: $194.3MLAUR FY2024: $160.8MLAUR FY2025: $263.1MSTRA FY2018: $19.3MSTRA FY2019: $163.5MSTRA FY2020: $96.1MSTRA FY2021: $131.1MSTRA FY2022: $82.9MSTRA FY2023: $80.2MSTRA FY2024: $128.8MSTRA FY2025: $153.9MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
LAUR $263.1MSTRA $153.9M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Laureate Education and Strategic Education

Which is bigger by revenue, Laureate Education or Strategic Education?

Laureate Education is bigger by revenue: $1.7B in fiscal 2025, against $1.3B for Strategic Education in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Laureate Education or Strategic Education?

Laureate Education had a net margin of 16.5% in fiscal 2025; Strategic Education had 10.0% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Laureate Education or Strategic Education?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +8.6% at Laureate Education and +4.0% at Strategic Education.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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