Laureate Education (LAUR) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.00
- Estimate
- $0.96
- Surprise
- +3.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $615.9M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.5 → 6.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Laureate Education (LAUR) beat the $0.96 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.00 — a clear 3.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.5/10) to Hold at 6.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LAUR Hold at 6.4/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.7% surprise compares with a +22.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.4 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: Latin America
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $36.56
- Price target
- $38.49
- Stop
- $34.57
- Upside to target
- +5.3%
At 16.4× trailing and 14.8× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LAUR at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $4.95B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.4
- 52-week range
- $24.98–$40.92
- Off 52-week high
- 10.7%
- RSI (14)
- 42
- Volume vs avg
- 0.50×
- Score today
- 6.4/10