---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-051060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAUR"
cik: "0000912766"
company_name: "LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC."
filed_at: "2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T05:11:54.051176+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Laureate Education Q4 rev $296.7M, adj EBITDA $60.7M; FY22 guide rev up 8-10%

## Summary
- Revenue $296.7M in Q4 2021 (+4% reported, +10% organic constant currency); operating loss of $11.0M vs income $36.9M.
- FY2021 revenue $1,086.7M (+6% reported); new enrollments +15%, total enrollments +15%; operating loss $4.6M vs loss $329.3M.
- Adjusted EBITDA FY2021 $253.4M (up from $205.7M); Q4 adj EBITDA $60.7M (down from $90.6M due to academic calendar timing).
- FY2022 guidance: rev $1,169M-$1,194M (8-10% organic CC growth), adj EBITDA $320M-$330M, enrollments 405k-415k (+5-7% organic).
- Special cash distributions of $7.01 and $0.58 per share paid in Oct/Dec 2021 totaling ~$1.4B from Walden sale proceeds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-051060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAUR
- cik: 0000912766
- company_name: LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000119312522051060/0001193125-22-051060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000119312522051060/d21692d8k.htm

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