secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. (LAUR)
CIK:        0000912766
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-009478
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Laureate Q4 revenue up 28% to $541.4M; FY2025 adj. EBITDA $518.9M; $150M buyback boost
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- Q4 revenue $541.4M (+28% reported, +16% organic CC); adj. EBITDA $204.3M (+45% vs $141.1M).
- FY2025 revenue $1,701.9M (+9% reported, +8% organic CC); adj. EBITDA $518.9M (+15% vs $450.1M).
- Full-year net income $283.8M vs $296.4M; decrease due to FX on intercompany balances.
- FY2026 outlook: revenue $1,890M-$1,905M (organic CC +6-7%); adj. EBITDA $583M-$593M.
- Board increased share repurchase authorization by $150M to $400M total; ~$181M remains available.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828026009478/0001628280-26-009478-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828026009478/laur-20260219.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-009478

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