Laureate Education, Inc. filings document the public reporting record for a Nasdaq-listed higher education operator with common stock trading under LAUR. Recent Form 8-K filings furnish earnings releases and related Regulation FD materials covering results of operations, financial condition, outlook, enrollment trends, currency effects, academic calendar timing, and share repurchase authorizations.
The company’s proxy filings cover annual meeting governance matters, including director elections, advisory approval of executive compensation, auditor ratification, and equity incentive plan approvals. These filings also describe shareholder voting procedures, board matters, compensation oversight, and the registered common stock structure disclosed under the Exchange Act.
LAUR reported an insider notice of proposed sale by Marcelo B. Cardoso. The Form 144 lists 7,300 shares tied to restricted stock vesting on 03/15/2026 and discloses a prior sale of 6,543 shares on 01/02/2026 for $219,452.22.
The filing records the source as compensation for the 7,300 shares; timing and distribution mechanics for any future sale are set by the reported notice.
Laureate Education’s SVP & Chief Financial Officer Richard M. Buskirk reported an exercise-and-sell transaction. He exercised employee stock options to acquire 2,803 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.64 per share, converting previously granted options into shares.
On the same day, he sold a total of 61,803 common shares in open-market trades at weighted average prices of $33.683 and $34.341 per share, executed across multiple trades within stated price ranges. Following these transactions, he directly holds 246,577 shares of Laureate Education common stock.
LAUR filed a Form 144 reporting an affiliate resale through Fidelity Brokerage Services on 03/11/2026. The filing lists multiple vested restricted stock entries (for example, 3,785, 7,458, 11,309, 12,255, 12,478, 11,715) and an option granted (2,803) noted with the same filing date. The broker listed is Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC.
Laureate Education, Inc. describes its business as operating a portfolio of five degree‑granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru, serving approximately 497,700 students as of December 31, 2025. These universities focus on career‑oriented programs, especially in medicine and health sciences, engineering and IT, and business and management.
The company highlights competitive strengths such as strong local brands, scaled country networks, significant online and hybrid teaching capabilities, and a largely private‑pay revenue model. It also outlines growth plans through new programs, campus expansion, and increased online credit hours, while detailing extensive risk factors including regulatory changes, foreign currency volatility, cybersecurity, climate‑related disruptions, and the challenges of operating solely in Latin America.
Laureate Education reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and raised its stock repurchase authorization. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 28% to $541.4 million, with Adjusted EBITDA up 45% to $204.3 million and net income nearly doubling to $171.5 million, helped by a discrete tax benefit.
For 2025, revenue grew 9% to $1,701.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA increased to $518.9 million, while net income was $283.8 million, slightly below 2024 mainly due to foreign currency effects. New enrollments rose 8% and total enrollments 5%, reaching about 498,000 students across Mexico and Peru.
The company ended 2025 with $146.7 million in cash, $129.1 million of gross debt and net cash of $17.6 million. It generated operating cash flow of $366.2 million and free cash flow of $263.5 million, and repurchased about $217 million of stock.
Laureate’s board increased the share repurchase program by $150 million to $400 million, leaving capacity to buy back roughly $181 million of stock. For 2026, the company targets revenue of $1.89–$1.905 billion, Adjusted EBITDA of $583–$593 million, Adjusted EPS of $1.95–$2.03, and enrollment growth of 4%–5%.
Laureate Education, Inc. VP Gerard M. Knauer reported stock-based compensation transactions in company common stock. On February 6, 2026, he was awarded 1,212 restricted stock units at $0 per share, vesting in three equal installments on December 31, 2026, 2027 and 2028, if he remains employed.
He also reported 3,280 shares acquired at $0 per share on February 12, 2025, earned under performance share unit awards granted in 2023, 2024 and 2025 after the Compensation Committee certified that performance goals for the year ended December 31, 2025 were achieved.
Laureate Education EVP & Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Cardoso reported equity awards in company stock. On February 6, 2026, he acquired 12,059 restricted stock units at $0 per share, lifting his directly held beneficial ownership to 316,681 common shares. These units vest in three equal installments on December 31, 2026, 2027 and 2028, subject to continued employment.
On February 12, 2025, he also acquired 26,549 common shares at $0 per share that were earned under performance share unit awards granted in 2023, 2024 and 2025, following Compensation Committee certification of performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, bringing his directly held beneficial ownership to 343,230 common shares at that time.
Laureate Education, Inc. reported new equity awards for President & CEO Eilif Serck-Hanssen. On February 6, 2026, he received 52,486 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units that will vest in three equal installments on December 31, 2026, 2027 and 2028, subject to continued employment.
He was also awarded 113,024 shares of common stock earned under performance share unit awards granted in 2023, 2024 and 2025 after the Compensation Committee certified that performance goals were achieved for the year ended December 31, 2025. Following these awards, he beneficially owns 1,276,876 shares of Laureate common stock, held directly.
Laureate Education, Inc. reported that SVP and Chief Legal Officer Leslie S. Brush received new equity awards in the form of company common stock. On February 6, 2026, Brush acquired 5,923 shares tied to restricted stock units at $0 per share, which will vest in three equal installments on December 31 of 2026, 2027 and 2028, subject to continued employment. On the same date, Brush also acquired 9,795 shares earned from performance share unit awards granted in 2023, 2024 and 2025 after the Compensation Committee certified achievement of performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2025. Following these transactions, Brush directly owned 52,255 shares of Laureate common stock.
Laureate Education SVP & Chief Financial Officer Richard M. Buskirk received equity awards totaling 37,555 shares of common stock on February 6, 2026. These were reported as acquisitions at a price of $0 per share.
The awards include 10,671 restricted stock units that will vest in three equal installments on December 31, 2026, 2027 and 2028, contingent on his continued employment. An additional 26,884 shares were earned from performance share unit awards granted in 2023, 2024 and 2025 after the Compensation Committee certified that performance goals for the year ended December 31, 2025 were achieved. Following these transactions, Buskirk beneficially owned 305,577 shares of Laureate common stock directly.