LAUR (Laureate Education) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 31, 2026)

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LAUR Laureate Education Inc LAUR
71 GF Score
Price $38.31
GF Value $22.89
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Laureate Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Laureate Education  (NAS:LAUR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Laureate Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Laureate Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Laureate Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Laureate Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Laureate Education Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.90 0.81 1.46 2.01 3.54

Laureate Education Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.53 3.36 3.54 3.55 0.00

LAUR vs TAL, CVSA, LOPE: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Laureate Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Laureate Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Laureate Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Laureate Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


LAUR
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Laureate Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Laureate Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Laureate Education's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=8.063/333.9520*333.9520
=8.063

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Laureate Education Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 4.885 241.428 6.757
201612 4.740 241.432 6.556
201703 7.853 243.801 10.757
201706 8.381 244.955 11.426
201709 8.283 246.819 11.207
201712 8.401 246.524 11.380
201803 9.446 249.554 12.641
201806 9.484 251.989 12.569
201809 8.853 252.439 11.712
201812 9.188 251.233 12.213
201903 10.396 254.202 13.658
201906 13.879 256.143 18.095
201909 13.006 256.759 16.916
201912 13.388 256.974 17.398
202003 12.307 258.115 15.923
202006 10.924 257.797 14.151
202009 8.745 260.280 11.220
202012 11.057 260.474 14.176
202103 9.739 264.877 12.279
202106 12.136 271.696 14.917
202109 6.846 274.310 8.334
202112 6.317 278.802 7.567
202203 6.067 287.504 7.047
202206 6.175 296.311 6.959
202209 5.287 296.808 5.949
202212 4.944 296.797 5.563
202303 5.237 301.836 5.794
202306 6.191 305.109 6.776
202309 6.138 307.789 6.660
202312 6.029 306.746 6.564
202403 6.017 312.332 6.434
202406 6.020 314.175 6.399
202409 5.957 315.301 6.309
202412 6.363 315.605 6.733
202503 6.105 319.799 6.375
202506 7.135 322.561 7.387
202509 7.591 324.800 7.805
202512 8.311 324.054 8.565
202603 7.491 330.213 7.576
202606 8.063 333.952 8.063

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Laureate Education (LAUR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Laureate Education stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $38.31 is trading 67.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $22.89. GuruFocus considers Laureate Education to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LAUR:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $22.89 vs. price of $38.31 (67.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 3 warning signs

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Laureate Education Business Description

Other Exchanges LA3A:Germany
Address PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715, Miami, FL, USA, 33131
Laureate Education Inc is an international community of universities. The company provides higher education programs and services to students through an international network of licensed universities and higher education institutions. Its reportable segments include Peru and Mexico, of which Mexico derives maximum revenue. Geographically, the company operates in Mexico, Peru and United States.
71GF Score

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