Dividend compounder review
LAUR
Laureate Education Inc · NASDAQ · US
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Score77.40/100
Confidence100.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingHigh Quality Watchlist Candidate
Quality breakdown
Dividend Reliability
5.9 / 25
Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability
20.0 / 20
Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality
23.5 / 25
Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline
13.0 / 15
Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend
15.0 / 15
Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years3
Dividend Yield1.90%
Payout Ratio0.0%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income$281.6M
Free Cash Flow$263.1M
FCF Covers DividendYes
Debt / Equity0.69
P/E19.7
Revenue Growth 5Y10.7%
Net Margin16.1%
ROE28.8%
Price vs Trend10.7%
3Y Return233.4%
5Y Return426.8%
CurrencyUSD
Review flags
Dividend history is short: 3 completed years.
Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Activity record
Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Recorded dividend payment for Laureate Education Inc.
Payment changed from 0.83 to 0.68.
Recorded dividend payment for Laureate Education Inc.
Payment changed from 0.58 to 0.83.
Recorded dividend payment for Laureate Education Inc.
Payment changed from 7.01 to 0.58.
Recorded dividend payment for Laureate Education Inc.
Recorded dividend payment for Laureate Education Inc.