Education Services Overview KPMG has long been committed to the education sector
KPMG is now in our second century of commitment to education. Our professionals work across the entire education sector – serving clients in K-12, vocational education and training, and higher education, as well as the strategic planners, funders and influencers of educational services – to help clients react and benefit from the growing demand for education.
As we think about valuation and associated transaction activity, distinct sector dynamics will continue to influence performance though we remain optimistic as “ed stocks” are generally viewed defensively as both students and professionals seek to enhance or re-tool their skill sets during periods of macro-economic headwinds.
Key public industry players are categorized by sub-sectors as follows:
Sub Sector
Mean Public Trading Multiples(1)
Description of Business Platform
Representative Public Companies
Educational Training, Content, and Publishing
Offers educational courses and content, assessments, and services
- Graham Holdings Company
- John Wiley & Sons
- Pearson
- Sanoma
- Wolters Kluwer
Education Technology Platforms
Providers of online and digital learning solutions and services
- 2U
- Blackbaud
- Chegg
- Coursera
- Docebo
- Duolingo
- HealthStream
- Learning Technologies
- PowerSchool Stride
- Tribal Group
- Udemy
- Instructure Holdings
Professional Education and For-Profit Services
Providers of post-secondary, higher education, and professional learning solutions and services
- Adtalem Global Education
- American Public Education
- Franklin Covey
- Wilmington
- Grand Canyon Education
- Laureate Education
- Skillsoft Corp.
- Strategic Education
