---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-015442"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAUR"
cik: "0000912766"
company_name: "LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:50:26.785648+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Laureate Education Q1 revenue +20% to $251.3M; raises full-year guidance

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $251.3M (+20% YoY); operating income $15.6M vs $9.0M; net loss improved to $(26.8)M from $(44.7)M.
- New enrollments +17% and total enrollments +8% YoY, driven by strong growth in Mexico and Peru.
- Adjusted EBITDA $33.5M vs $27.2M; FY2023 guidance raised: revenue $1,412-$1,427M, Adjusted EBITDA $398-$406M.
- Balance sheet strong: cash $130.6M, gross debt $266.2M, net debt $135.6M; 157.2M shares outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-015442
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAUR
- cik: 0000912766
- company_name: LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023015442/0001628280-23-015442-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023015442/laur-20230504.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $251.3 million, net income $(26.8) million, EPS $(0.17). Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $251.3 million
  - Net income: $(26.8) million
  - EPS: $(0.17)
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Quarter 2023 Highlights (compared to first quarter 2022): • New enrollments increased 17%. • Total enrollments increased 8%. • On a reported basis, revenue increased 20% to $251.3 million. On an organic constant currency basis 1 , revenue increased 12%. • Operating income for the first quarter of 2023 was $15.6 million, compared to $9.0 million for the first
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828023015442/0001628280-23-015442-index.htm

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