Laureate Education, Inc. vs Stride, Inc., two Education stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LAUR and LRN diverge most: on current ratio, LAUR reads 0.71 and LRN reads 5.94; on revenue growth, LAUR reads +17.3% and LRN reads +5.0%. 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). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | LAUR | LRN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $36.12 | $82.00 |
| Market cap | $5.1B | $3.4B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 16.4 | 11.5 |
| P/B | 4.43 | 2.09 |
| P/S | 2.76 | 1.35 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.3 | 6.4 |
| Revenue growth | +17.3% | +5.0% |
| Gross margin | — | 34.2% |
| Operating margin | 36.3% | 16.6% |
| Net margin | 17.6% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 28.2% | 20.7% |
| Return on assets | 13.3% | 13.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.0% | 17.4% |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 12.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.14 | 0.26 |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 5.94 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.58 | 5.11 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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