GHC vs LAUR
Graham Holdings Co. and Laureate Education, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GHC | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.9B | $1.7B |
| Net income | $292.3M | $281.6M |
| Gross margin | · | 28.3% |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 16.7% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | 26.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $66.47 | $1.89 |
| Dividend / share | $7.20 | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $275.3M | $263.1M |
| Equity | $4.8B | $1.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.13× | −0.06× |
| Current ratio | 1.75× | 0.67× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −0.5% | · |
GHC bills 2.9× the revenue of LAUR, and LAUR keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (16.7% against 6.2%).
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 | GHC | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.9B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $4.8B | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $4.4B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $3.2B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $1.0B |
| FY2019 | $2.9B | $1.2B |
| FY2018 | $2.7B | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $2.6B | $3.3B |
| FY2016 | $2.5B | $3.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GHC | LAUR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $292.3M | $281.6M |
| FY2024 | $724.6M | $296.5M |
| FY2023 | $205.3M | $107.6M |
| FY2022 | $67.1M | $69.6M |
| FY2021 | $352.1M | $192.4M |
| FY2020 | $300.4M | $-613.3M |
| FY2019 | $327.9M | $938.5M |
| FY2018 | $271.2M | $370.1M |
| FY2017 | $302.0M | $91.5M |
| FY2016 | $168.6M | $371.8M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$3,209,633,000 | GHC |
| FY2024 | +$3,224,262,000 | GHC |
| FY2023 | +$2,930,589,000 | GHC |
| FY2022 | +$2,682,222,000 | GHC |
| FY2021 | +$2,099,273,000 | GHC |
| FY2020 | +$1,864,204,000 | GHC |
| FY2019 | +$1,720,029,000 | GHC |
| FY2018 | +$1,551,392,000 | GHC |
| FY2017 | −$741,227,000 | LAUR |
| FY2016 | −$819,974,000 | LAUR |
| FY2015 | −$1,705,545,000 | LAUR |
The higher-revenue side has changed between GHC 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 | −10.5 pp | LAUR |
| FY2024 | −3.6 pp | LAUR |
| FY2023 | −2.4 pp | LAUR |
| FY2022 | −3.8 pp | LAUR |
| FY2021 | −7.7 pp | LAUR |
| FY2020 | +70.7 pp | GHC |
| FY2019 | −66.2 pp | LAUR |
| FY2018 | −22.3 pp | LAUR |
| FY2017 | +8.9 pp | GHC |
| FY2016 | −4.3 pp | LAUR |
| FY2015 | +3.5 pp | GHC |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GHC 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 GHC's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 31.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.1.
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 GHC and LAUR over these 11 fiscal years — GHC led in 3 and LAUR in 8.
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 GHC's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 29.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.2.
11 of 17 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 GHC and LAUR over these 11 fiscal years — GHC led in 3 and LAUR in 8.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.