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 operating margin, LAUR reads -10.1% and LRN reads 20.5%; on current ratio, LAUR reads 0.57 and LRN reads 6.21. 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 LRN'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 | $37.01 | $86.73 |
| Market cap | $5.3B | $4.0B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.1% | — |
| P/E | 19.8 | 13.5 |
| P/B | 5.02 | 2.42 |
| P/S | 3.03 | 1.57 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.6 | 8.8 |
| Revenue growth | +14.2% | +11.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 36.8% |
| Operating margin | -10.1% | 20.5% |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 26.7% | 18.8% |
| Return on assets | 12.3% | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.2% | 15.4% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 10.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.15 | 0.25 |
| Current ratio | 0.57 | 6.21 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.37 | 5.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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