LAUR vs LOPE
Laureate Education, Inc. and Grand Canyon Education, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LAUR | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.1B |
| Net income | $281.6M | $216.2M |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | · |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 19.5% |
| Return on equity | 26.2% | 28.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.89 | $7.71 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $263.1M | $238.6M |
| Equity | $1.2B | $746.9M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.06× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.67× | 3.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.7% | 5.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −3.4% |
LAUR bills 1.5× the revenue of LOPE, and LOPE keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (19.5% against 16.7%).
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 | LAUR | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $1.5B | $960.9M |
| FY2022 | $1.2B | $911.3M |
| FY2021 | $1.1B | $896.6M |
| FY2020 | $1.0B | $844.1M |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $778.6M |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $845.5M |
| FY2017 | $3.3B | $974.1M |
| FY2016 | $3.3B | $873.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LAUR | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $281.6M | $216.2M |
| FY2024 | $296.5M | $226.2M |
| FY2023 | $107.6M | $205.0M |
| FY2022 | $69.6M | $184.7M |
| FY2021 | $192.4M | $260.3M |
| FY2020 | $-613.3M | $257.2M |
| FY2019 | $938.5M | $259.2M |
| FY2018 | $370.1M | $229.0M |
| FY2017 | $91.5M | $203.3M |
| FY2016 | $371.8M | $148.5M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$595,860,000 | LAUR |
| FY2024 | +$533,640,000 | LAUR |
| FY2023 | +$523,389,000 | LAUR |
| FY2022 | +$330,965,000 | LAUR |
| FY2021 | +$190,137,000 | LAUR |
| FY2020 | +$180,821,000 | LAUR |
| FY2019 | +$433,427,000 | LAUR |
| FY2018 | +$299,073,000 | LAUR |
| FY2017 | +$2,358,939,000 | LAUR |
| FY2016 | +$2,428,520,000 | LAUR |
| FY2015 | +$3,513,459,000 | LAUR |
LAUR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.9 pp | LOPE |
| FY2024 | −3.0 pp | LOPE |
| FY2023 | −14.1 pp | LOPE |
| FY2022 | −14.7 pp | LOPE |
| FY2021 | −10.3 pp | LOPE |
| FY2020 | −90.8 pp | LOPE |
| FY2019 | +44.1 pp | LAUR |
| FY2018 | +5.3 pp | LAUR |
| FY2017 | −18.1 pp | LOPE |
| FY2016 | −5.9 pp | LOPE |
| FY2015 | −24.2 pp | LOPE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LAUR and LOPE over this period.
11 of 17 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 LOPE's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 31.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.3.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between LAUR and LOPE over these 11 fiscal years — LAUR led in 2 and LOPE in 9.
11 of 17 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 LOPE's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 29.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.2.
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 LAUR and LOPE over these 11 fiscal years — LAUR led in 3 and LOPE in 8.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.