---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-006140"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAUR"
cik: "0000912766"
company_name: "LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC."
filed_at: "2024-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T21:30:08.745898+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Laureate Education Q4 revenue up 18% to $409.4M, Adj EBITDA $131.3M; announces $100M buyback

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $409.4M (+18% reported, +10% organic constant currency); net income $41.7M ($0.26 EPS).
- FY2023 revenue $1,484.3M (+19% reported); Adj EBITDA $418.6M vs $338.9M in 2022.
- New enrollments up 10% YoY; total enrollments up 6% to ~450k.
- Board authorized $100M share repurchase program; special dividend of $110.2M paid Nov 2023.
- FY2024 guidance: revenue $1,553M-$1,568M (+5-6%); Adj EBITDA $441M-$451M (+5-8%).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-006140
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAUR
- cik: 0000912766
- company_name: LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-02-22T23:59:59+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/912766/000162828024006140/0001628280-24-006140-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828024006140/laur-20240222.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. reported the year ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $1,484.3 million, net income $107.3 million, EPS $0.69 and $0.68, respectively.
  - Period: the year ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $1,484.3 million
  - Net income: $107.3 million
  - EPS: $0.69 and $0.68, respectively
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the full-year 2023, revenue on a reported basis was $1,484.3 million, an increase of $242.0 million, or 19%, compared to 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828024006140/0001628280-24-006140-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. reported the fourth quarter of 2023 results: revenue $409.4 million, net income $41.7 million, EPS $0.26 per share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $409.4 million
  - Net income: $41.7 million
  - EPS: $0.26 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the fourth quarter of 2023, revenue on a reported basis was $409.4 million, an increase of $63.1 million, or 18%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828024006140/0001628280-24-006140-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.