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LOPE vs LAUR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Grand Canyon Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOPE 3
— LAUR 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LAUR
LAST: $147.88 (-4.08%) • MKT CAP: $4.02B
valuation
14.7x
LAST: $33.22 (-7.75%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
valuation
9.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOPE VS. LAUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOPE | LAUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 28.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 33.10% | 30.60% | +2.50 | LOPE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 14.7x | 9.8x | +4.90 | LAUR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.81% | 5.84% | +0.97 | LOPE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.00% | 25.30% | -1.30 | LAUR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 16.50% | -16.50 | LAUR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.10% | 8.60% | -1.50 | LAUR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | LAUR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 15.97 | 4.52 | +11.45 | LOPE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 35.0 | 42.4 | -7.36 | LAUR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.98 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 16.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.02B | $4.96B | -$941.9M | LAUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOPE REV | LAUR REV | LOPE GROSS % | LAUR GROSS % | LOPE FCF | LAUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.11B | $1.70B | — | 28.3% | $273.5M | $289.6M |
| FY 2024 | $1.03B | $1.57B | — | 26.8% | $290.0M | $162.2M |
| FY 2023 | $960.9M | $1.48B | — | — | $243.7M | $184.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOPE // BETA —
LAUR // BETA 0.98