Laureate Education, Inc. vs GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC., two Education stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LAUR and LOPE diverge most: on debt / equity, LAUR reads 0.14 and LOPE reads 0.00; on current ratio, LAUR reads 0.71 and LOPE reads 2.82. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LAUR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LOPE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | LAUR | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $36.12 | $151.27 |
| Market cap | $5.1B | $4.0B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -1.0% |
| P/E | 16.4 | 18.3 |
| P/B | 4.43 | 5.92 |
| P/S | 2.76 | 3.47 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.3 | 13.6 |
| Revenue growth | +17.3% | +7.1% |
| Operating margin | 36.3% | 22.0% |
| Net margin | 17.6% | 19.6% |
| Return on equity | 28.2% | 33.5% |
| Return on assets | 13.3% | 24.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.0% | 31.5% |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 2.82 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.58 | 10.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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