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How Laureate Education, Inc. stacks up
LAUR · against 149 other Consumer Defensive companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
61/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #49 of 150 · scores higher than 66% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score19 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including LAUR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 61?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 5.9% vs peer median 6.2%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 10.5% vs peer median 8.7%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 67% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.6% vs peer median 4.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LAUR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LAUR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 146 reported | 6.2% | 3.7% | 74% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 151 reported | 9.8% | 9.0% | 55% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 132 reported | 5.9% | 5.8% | 53% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 145 reported | 23.3% | 39.9% | 26% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LAUR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 933M USD | 97 | 84 | |
| 2 | 212M USD | 93 | 72 | |
| 2 | 843M USD | 93 | 88 | |
| 4 | 7.2B USD | 92 | 72 | |
| 5 | 1.1B USD | 91 | 67 | |
| 45 | 426M USD | 63 | 48 | |
| 47 | 4.1B USD | 62 | 63 | |
| 47 | 2.0B USD | 62 | 46 | |
| 49 | 194M USD | 61 | 26 | |
| 49 | 4.9B USD | 61 | 71 | |
| 49 | 397M USD | 61 | 72 | |
| 52 | 3.0B USD | 59 | 63 | |
| 53 | 130.9B USD | 57 | 61 | |
| 53 | 229M USD | 57 | 24 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score