LAUR vs LRN
Laureate Education, Inc. and Stride, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LAUR | LRN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7B | $2.5B |
| Net income | $281.6M | $338.2M |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | 37.8% |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 26.2% | 21.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.89 | $7.14 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $263.1M | $433.2M |
| Equity | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.06× | −0.21× |
| Current ratio | 0.67× | 5.94× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 36.5% |
LRN bills 1.5× the revenue of LAUR, and LAUR keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (16.7% against 13.4%).
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 | LRN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | $2.5B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $2.4B |
| FY2023 | $1.5B | $2.0B |
| FY2022 | $1.2B | $1.8B |
| FY2021 | $1.1B | $1.7B |
| FY2020 | $1.0B | $1.5B |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $1.0B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $1.0B |
| FY2017 | $3.3B | $917.7M |
| FY2016 | $3.3B | $888.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LAUR | LRN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $281.6M | $338.2M |
| FY2024 | $296.5M | $287.9M |
| FY2023 | $107.6M | $204.2M |
| FY2022 | $69.6M | $126.9M |
| FY2021 | $192.4M | $107.1M |
| FY2020 | $-613.3M | $71.5M |
| FY2019 | $938.5M | $24.5M |
| FY2018 | $370.1M | $37.2M |
| FY2017 | $91.5M | $27.6M |
| FY2016 | $371.8M | $451,000 |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$816,151,000 | LRN |
| FY2024 | −$838,675,000 | LRN |
| FY2023 | −$555,781,000 | LRN |
| FY2022 | −$595,087,000 | LRN |
| FY2021 | −$599,965,000 | LRN |
| FY2020 | −$511,843,000 | LRN |
| FY2019 | +$171,305,000 | LAUR |
| FY2018 | +$128,822,000 | LAUR |
| FY2017 | +$2,415,339,000 | LAUR |
| FY2016 | +$2,413,345,000 | LAUR |
| FY2015 | +$3,418,959,000 | LAUR |
The higher-revenue side has changed between LAUR and LRN over this period. 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 | +3.2 pp | LAUR |
| FY2024 | +6.9 pp | LAUR |
| FY2023 | −2.8 pp | LRN |
| FY2022 | −1.4 pp | LRN |
| FY2021 | +12.4 pp | LAUR |
| FY2020 | −65.0 pp | LRN |
| FY2019 | +75.0 pp | LAUR |
| FY2018 | +28.7 pp | LAUR |
| FY2017 | −0.2 pp | LRN |
| FY2016 | +11.1 pp | LAUR |
| FY2015 | −8.3 pp | LRN |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LAUR and LRN 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 LRN's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 31.0 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 net margin changed hands between LAUR and LRN over these 11 fiscal years — LAUR led in 6 and LRN in 5.
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 LRN's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 29.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.6.
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 LRN over these 11 fiscal years — LAUR led in 6 and LRN in 5.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.