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LAUR vs TAL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LAUR 5
— TAL 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LAUR
LAST: $33.22 (-7.75%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
valuation
9.8x
LAST: $9.87 (-2.66%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
valuation
16.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LAUR VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LAUR | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.30% | 55.40% | -27.10 | TAL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 30.60% | 12.40% | +18.20 | LAUR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 9.8x | 16.5x | -6.70 | LAUR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.84% | 9.04% | -3.20 | TAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 25.30% | 9.20% | +16.10 | LAUR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.50% | 17.60% | -1.10 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.60% | 33.70% | -25.10 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 3.40% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.52 | 4.29 | +0.23 | LAUR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.80% | 7.20% | -0.40 | LAUR | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 23.4 | 25.1 | -1.72 | TAL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.98 | 1.09 | -0.11 | TAL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.4x | 8.9x | +7.50 | TAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.96B | $5.62B | -$664.3M | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LAUR REV | TAL REV | LAUR GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | LAUR FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.70B | $3.01B | 28.3% | 55.4% | $289.6M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $1.57B | $2.25B | 26.8% | 53.3% | $162.2M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $1.48B | $1.49B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $184.0M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LAUR // BETA 0.98
TAL // BETA 1.09