profit from every R$100 of sales.
R$0R$100
Cogna Educação
R$1.57-0.63% today
-45.0% in 1 year
1-year low R$1.381-year high R$4.59
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay R$5.03 for every R$1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Cogna Educação sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from R$5.00 billion in 2022 to R$7.02 billion in 2025, with R$626 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Cogna Educação handed back 23% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks R$60MR$120M
Free cash flow 2025R$770M
Bought back its own sharesR$60M
Paid as dividendsR$120M
Cash vs. debtR$78M vs. R$6.6B
Cogna Educação vs. similar companies
Cogna Educação grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from R$100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per R$1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogna Educação | 5.0× · Cheap | ||
 New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 22.2× · Fair price | ||
 TAL Education Group | 67.4× · Very expensive | ||
 Graham | 17.7× · Fair price | ||
 Laureate Education | 16.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Cogna Educação's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of BRL | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,005 | 5,815 | 6,391 | 7,017 | |
| 3,188 | 3,706 | 4,277 | 4,827 | |
| 512 | 751 | 1,364 | 1,323 | |
| 1,609 | 1,809 | 2,553 | 2,396 | |
| -529 | -493 | 880 | 626 | |
| -0.26 | -0.23 | 0.46 | 0.34 | |
| 63.7% | 63.7% | 66.9% | 68.8% | |
| 10.2% | 12.9% | 21.3% | 18.8% | |
| -10.6% | -8.5% | 13.8% | 8.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of BRL | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 26,397 | 25,136 | 24,200 | 24,123 |
| Cash | 122 | 624 | 95 | 78 |
| Total debt | 8,204 | 7,776 | 6,873 | 6,650 |
| Total liabilities | 13,155 | 12,430 | 10,655 | 10,668 |
| 12,177 | 11,665 | 12,396 | 13,454 | |
| 2,066 | 2,059 | 1,918 | 1,856 | |
| 2.2% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 4.9% | |
| -4.3% | -4.2% | 7.1% | 4.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of BRL | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 680 | 867 | 1,286 | |
| 442 | 457 | 410 | 516 | |
| -324 | 223 | 457 | 770 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | 120 |
| 22 | 56 | 54 | 60 | |
| 34 | 32 | 28 | 21 |
Valuation
- 5.0×
- –
- –
- 0.3×
- 0.4×
- 4.1×
- 4.1×
- 24.5%
- 19.9%
- 3.8%
Profitability
- 68.8%
- 18.8%
- 8.9%
- –
- 4.9%
- 3.9%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- +11.9%
- –
- –
- –
- −3.5%
Financial health
- 2.7×
- 0.49
- –
- 1.6×
- 1.66
- –
- –
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 17%of 669
Top 20%of 672
Top 2%of 623
Top 20%of 671
Top 3%of 666
3.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$38a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
19.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 15.6%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
4/7Passes 4 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
63Pass
Benjamin Graham
76Pass
Philip Fisher
64Pass
Peter Lynch
62Pass
Joel Greenblatt
59No pass
Charlie Munger
52No pass
Terry Smith
53No pass
Questions about Cogna Educação
Is Cogna Educação a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 4 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Cogna Educação AI analysis
What does Cogna Educação do?
Cogna Educação S.A. operates as an educational organization in Brazil and internationally. It operates through three segments: Kroton, Vasta, and Saber. It is in Education & Training Services, based in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, with 25,000 employees.
Does Cogna Educação pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 3.8% a year, about 19% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out R$120 million in dividends.
Is Cogna Educação stock halal?
No. Cogna Educação does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 211% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Cogna Educação stock done over the past year?
Down 45.0% over the past twelve months, to R$1.57. It traded between R$1.38 and R$4.59 and is 65.8% below its high.
Who are Cogna Educação's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Graham and Laureate Education. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Cogna Educação's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.