Laureate Education Cash Flow Statement
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Laureate Education free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Laureate Education generated $366.2 million of operating cash flow and spent $103.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $263.1 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 15.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 63.6% from the prior year's $160.8 million.
Laureate Education returned $215.2 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 82% of free cash flow.
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Laureate Education cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 283.78M | 296.40M | 107.27M | 68.98M | 203.78M | -618.70M | 937.66M | 370.93M | 93.76M | 366.19M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -4.26% | +176.32% | +55.51% | -66.15% | — | -165.98% | +152.79% | +295.60% | -74.39% | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 74.50M | 68.24M | 69.62M | 59.13M | 101.23M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 13.34M | 7.84M | 7.11M | 8.78M | 10.17M | 13.30M | 12.99M | 10.79M | 64.79M | 38.81M |
| Change in Working Capital | -97.25M | -103.78M | -67.09M | -52.15M | -177.03M | -227.27M | -252.83M | -77.44M | -208.72M | -127.60M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 366.19M | 232.73M | 250.78M | 178.23M | -156.08M | 259.56M | 339.77M | 396.86M | 192.16M | 192.26M |
| Capital Expenditures | -103.04M | -71.89M | -56.44M | -52.76M | -50.44M | -74.62M | -155.64M | -238.05M | -274.06M | -240.26M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -102.65M | -57.55M | -51.92M | 30.35M | 2.04B | 587.40M | 1.12B | 115.49M | -284.68M | 297.30M |
| Share Repurchases | -215.17M | -102.07M | 0 | -282.15M | -380.50M | -99.52M | -264.09M | 0 | 0 | — |
| Debt Issued | 126.16M | 155.15M | 153.77M | 496.25M | 46.49M | 528.38M | 1.12B | 485.47M | 2.90B | 708.83M |
| Debt Repaid | -129.07M | -215.56M | -243.44M | -433.70M | -942.03M | -705.35M | -2.51B | -867.91M | -3.04B | -1.42B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -222.47M | -166.94M | -201.89M | -461.57M | -2.68B | -272.72M | -1.67B | -410.13M | 157.57M | -445.72M |
| Net Change in Cash | 54.22M | 957.00K | 3.11M | -251.79M | -521.72M | 769.48M | -27.80M | 1.68M | 57.97M | 43.82M |
| Free Cash Flow | 263.15M | 160.85M | 194.34M | 125.47M | -206.53M | 184.93M | 184.13M | 158.81M | -81.91M | -48.00M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Laureate Education's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow LAUR's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?