EDU vs LAUR
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. and Laureate Education, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | EDU | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.7B | $1.7B |
| Net income | $475.2M | $281.6M |
| Gross margin | 54.6% | 28.3% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 16.7% |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | 26.2% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $1.89 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 20.3% | · |
| Free cash flow | $780.2M | $263.1M |
| Equity | $4.0B | $1.2B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.06× |
| Current ratio | 1.50× | 0.67× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.8% | 10.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 7.3% | · |
EDU bills 3.3× the revenue of LAUR, and LAUR keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (16.7% against 9.1%).
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 | EDU | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.7B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $4.9B | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $4.3B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $3.0B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $3.1B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $4.3B | $1.0B |
| FY2019 | $3.6B | $1.2B |
| FY2018 | $3.1B | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $2.4B | $3.3B |
| FY2016 | $1.8B | $3.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | EDU | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $475.2M | $281.6M |
| FY2024 | $371.7M | $296.5M |
| FY2023 | $309.6M | $107.6M |
| FY2022 | $177.3M | $69.6M |
| FY2021 | $-1.2B | $192.4M |
| FY2020 | $334.4M | $-613.3M |
| FY2019 | $413.3M | $938.5M |
| FY2018 | $238.1M | $370.1M |
| FY2017 | $296.1M | $91.5M |
| FY2016 | $274.5M | $371.8M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$3,959,364,000 | EDU |
| FY2024 | +$3,333,620,000 | EDU |
| FY2023 | +$2,829,298,000 | EDU |
| FY2022 | +$1,755,489,000 | EDU |
| FY2021 | +$2,018,545,000 | EDU |
| FY2020 | +$3,251,622,000 | EDU |
| FY2019 | +$2,366,612,000 | EDU |
| FY2018 | +$1,951,917,000 | EDU |
| FY2017 | −$885,643,000 | LAUR |
| FY2016 | −$1,502,355,000 | LAUR |
| FY2015 | −$2,813,311,000 | LAUR |
The higher-revenue side has changed between EDU and LAUR over this period. The gap has widened 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 | −7.5 pp | LAUR |
| FY2024 | −11.2 pp | LAUR |
| FY2023 | +0.3 pp | EDU |
| FY2022 | +2.3 pp | EDU |
| FY2021 | −58.0 pp | LAUR |
| FY2020 | +65.7 pp | EDU |
| FY2019 | −67.4 pp | LAUR |
| FY2018 | −25.0 pp | LAUR |
| FY2017 | +9.3 pp | EDU |
| FY2016 | +4.3 pp | EDU |
| FY2015 | +23.2 pp | EDU |
The higher net margin has changed hands between EDU 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 EDU's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 31.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.5.
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 EDU and LAUR over these 11 fiscal years — EDU 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 EDU's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 29.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.1.
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 EDU and LAUR over these 11 fiscal years — EDU led in 3 and LAUR in 8.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.