Vocational education company Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE) will be reporting results this Thursday after market close. Here’s what investors should know.
Adtalem beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 4% last quarter, reporting revenues of $457.1 million, up 11.5% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with full-year revenue guidance beating analysts’ expectations and an impressive beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Adtalem’s revenue to grow 8.6% year on year to $453.3 million, slowing from the 13.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.58 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Adtalem has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 4.5% on average.
Looking at Adtalem’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Nike delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 1.1%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6.5%, and VF Corp reported a revenue decline of 3.5%, topping estimates by 0.9%. Nike traded up 6.5% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Nike’s results here and VF Corp’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the consumer discretionary stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 2.4% on average over the last month. Adtalem’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $171.50 (compared to the current share price of $153.50).
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