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STRA vs LAUR // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STRA 4
— LAUR 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: LAUR
LAST: $72.96 (-6.23%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
dividend-safety
3.33%
LAST: $33.22 (-7.75%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
dividend-safety
3.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (STRA VS. LAUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | STRA | LAUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 28.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.10% | 30.60% | -21.50 | LAUR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.5x | 9.8x | -2.30 | STRA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.91% | 5.84% | +3.07 | STRA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.70% | 25.30% | -11.60 | LAUR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.00% | 16.50% | -6.50 | LAUR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.00% | 8.60% | -4.60 | LAUR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 3.33% | 3.40% | -0.07 | LAUR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.76 | 4.52 | -0.76 | LAUR | /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 | 45.3 | 42.4 | +2.90 | STRA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.98 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.6x | 16.4x | -3.80 | STRA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.73B | $4.96B | -$3.23B | LAUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | STRA REV | LAUR REV | STRA GROSS % | LAUR GROSS % | STRA FCF | LAUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.27B | $1.70B | — | 28.3% | $153.9M | $289.6M |
| FY 2024 | $1.22B | $1.57B | — | 26.8% | $128.8M | $162.2M |
| FY 2023 | $1.13B | $1.48B | — | — | $117.1M | $184.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
STRA // BETA —
LAUR // BETA 0.98