CVSA vs LAUR
Covista Inc. and Laureate Education, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CVSA | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.0B | $1.7B |
| Net income | $251.6M | $281.6M |
| Gross margin | 57.3% | 28.3% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 16.7% |
| Return on equity | 17.5% | 26.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.04 | $1.89 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $392.7M | $263.1M |
| Equity | $1.4B | $1.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.18× | −0.06× |
| Current ratio | 1.09× | 0.67× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 16.8% | 10.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 29.1% | · |
CVSA and LAUR book revenue within 15% of each other, and LAUR keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (16.7% against 12.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CVSA | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.0B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $1.4B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $899.2M | $1.0B |
| FY2019 | $866.4M | $1.2B |
| FY2018 | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $960.3M | $3.3B |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $3.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CVSA | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $251.6M | $281.6M |
| FY2024 | $237.1M | $296.5M |
| FY2023 | $136.8M | $107.6M |
| FY2022 | $93.4M | $69.6M |
| FY2021 | $311.0M | $192.4M |
| FY2020 | $70.0M | $-613.3M |
| FY2019 | $-85.3M | $938.5M |
| FY2018 | $95.2M | $370.1M |
| FY2017 | $33.8M | $91.5M |
| FY2016 | $122.3M | $371.8M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$252,155,000 | CVSA |
| FY2024 | +$221,648,000 | CVSA |
| FY2023 | +$100,364,000 | CVSA |
| FY2022 | +$208,555,000 | CVSA |
| FY2021 | +$295,141,000 | CVSA |
| FY2020 | −$125,669,000 | LAUR |
| FY2019 | −$345,643,000 | LAUR |
| FY2018 | −$130,731,000 | LAUR |
| FY2017 | −$2,372,796,000 | LAUR |
| FY2016 | −$2,093,955,000 | LAUR |
| FY2015 | −$3,211,584,000 | LAUR |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CVSA and LAUR over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.8 pp | LAUR |
| FY2024 | −5.7 pp | LAUR |
| FY2023 | +1.4 pp | CVSA |
| FY2022 | +0.9 pp | CVSA |
| FY2021 | +3.8 pp | CVSA |
| FY2020 | +68.1 pp | CVSA |
| FY2019 | −87.3 pp | LAUR |
| FY2018 | −23.0 pp | LAUR |
| FY2017 | +0.8 pp | CVSA |
| FY2016 | −0.9 pp | LAUR |
| FY2015 | +7.1 pp | CVSA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CVSA and LAUR over this period.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LAUR's net margin has been more volatile than CVSA's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 31.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.9.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CVSA and LAUR over these 11 fiscal years — CVSA led in 6 and LAUR in 5.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LAUR's return on equity has been more volatile than CVSA's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 29.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.0.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CVSA and LAUR over these 11 fiscal years — CVSA led in 3 and LAUR in 8.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.