Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 24, 2026: fair value of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A BRL 15.75, price BRL 5.25, upside +200.0%, quality 70 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range R$1.63 – R$12.17 · fair‑value band R$11.81 – R$19.68 · the R$5.25 price screens below the R$15.75 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
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Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A. provides education services in Brazil. The company offers higher education; distance education under the Cruzeiro do Sul Virtual brand; and medical courses.
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Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A. provides education services in Brazil. The company offers higher education; distance education under the Cruzeiro do Sul Virtual brand; and medical courses. It also operates schools under the Colégio Alto Padrão; Colégio Ceunsp Itu which provides infant, elementary, and highschool education services; Colégio Ceunsp Salto offers basic education, kidergarden, and highschool education services; and Colégio Cruzeiro do Sul that offers kindergarten, high school, and technical school services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Stock analysis
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3) currently trades at R$5.25, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is R$15.75, implying the stock looks roughly 66.7% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of R$31.50 per share, and 25 of the 26 models we run sit above the R$5.25 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at R$2.92, and 1 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: R$11.81 (bear) to R$19.68 (bull), the price of R$5.25 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 70/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A reported revenue of R$2.8B in FY2025 versus R$1.8B in FY2021, a compound +11.7%/yr. Reported net income was R$297M in FY2025, compounding +37.5%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap R$1.9B (≈ $369M) · P/E ratio 7.0 · P/S ratio 0.73 · EPS (TTM) R$0.7500 · Dividend yield 12.4% · Net margin 10.5% · Return on equity 17.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.6%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 49 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 25% below its 52-week high and 54% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at 14% fair-value upside, at 200%, CSED3 screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear R$11.81Fair Value R$15.75Bull R$19.68
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 9 months old). Earnings retained since then (R$0.5507 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.Evidence ⓘEvidence = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.85/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+10.4%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+11.8%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+9.5%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +15.2% a year
Revenue growth 12 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+16.7%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years), in BRL (mathematically smoothed) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Smoothed = median of all growth paths between the years of the window (trend line on the logarithm of earnings per share): a single extreme year cannot distort the rate. The reported figure stays in the tooltip. Measured in BRL: this currency has depreciated against the euro and dollar over the long run, so part of the nominal rate is currency erosion that never reaches a EUR/USD investor.
+70.0%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+57.6%
Dividend (yield on the price)12.4%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.25% vs 15%, picking up
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.9% → 20%
2025 sits 197% above its own trend. The rate follows the median trend of the last 5 years, not that single year.
Start year 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−17.8%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+5.1%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (Brazil: IMF forecast 3.3% a year to 2030, 5.4% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −20.4% a year for the price and +1.8% for the forecasts.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Education & Training Services · 141 stocks
Beats the industry median on 11/13 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score70 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+200% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)17% · Top 25%
Return on assets7% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM)9% · Above median
Operating margin (TTM)20% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth5% · Below median
Dividend yield (TTM)12.4% · Top 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.78× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Education & Training Services median · lower = cheaper
P/E (TTM)7.0× · Cheaper than median
P/B0.24× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of R$15.75 versus a price of R$5.25, about +200% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of CSED3?
Our model-based fair value for Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is R$15.75 (as of Sep 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: R$5.25.
What is the quality score of CSED3?
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A has a Quality Score of 70/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of R$15.75 (as of Sep 24, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario R$11.81, optimistic scenario R$19.68. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at R$15.75, about +200% upside versus a price of R$5.25 (undervalued). Cautious scenario R$11.81, optimistic scenario R$19.68. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about R$2.9B (latest available figure, as of Sep 24, 2026).
Does Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A pay a dividend?
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A currently shows a dividend yield of about 12.39% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 24, 2026).
What growth is priced into Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A would have to grow free cash flow by -17.8 % per year for five years (discount rate 14.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +9.5 % per year. As of Sep 24, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of CSED3 use?
Our models discount Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A at 14.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (micro), damped by beta 0.50, country premium for Brazil. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A that is -17.8 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (14.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A grew +9.5 % a year. The price currently implies -17.8 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +2.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (-17.8 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 40.51 %: that much free cash flow Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (14.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A it is R$15.75 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026), against a price of R$5.25. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 24, 2026, CSED3 trades below its calculated fair value: price R$5.25, fair value R$15.75, a gap of about +200% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of CSED3?
No. The price is what the market pays today (R$5.25); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (R$15.75). For Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A the two are R$10.50 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A worth?
The market values Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A at about R$1.9B (market capitalisation, as of Sep 24, 2026). Per share that is R$5.25; our models calculate a fair value of R$15.75 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about CSED3?
Our models span a range for Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A: cautious scenario R$11.81, base R$15.75, optimistic R$19.68 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026, price R$5.25). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of CSED3?
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.0 (as of Sep 24, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of R$15.75 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: P/B 0.2, P/S 0.1, EV/EBITDA 1.2.
How solid is the balance sheet of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
Balance-sheet figures for Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (as of Sep 24, 2026): return on equity 17.0%, debt of 0.78 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 70/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is CSED3 from its 52-week high?
Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A trades at R$5.25, about 25% below its 52-week high of R$6.96 and 54% above the low of R$3.42 (as of Sep 24, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of R$15.75 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A?
From the same area (Consumer Defensive) we also value New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Laureate Education, Inc, Grand Canyon Education, Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 24, 2026: price R$5.25, calculated fair value R$15.75 (+200%), Quality Score 70/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of CSED3 calculated?
We run Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of R$15.75, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 14.0 % above its aggregate fair value. Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A currently trades 200 % below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The closing price on Sep 24, 2026 was R$5.25. Our model-based fair value is R$15.75, about +200% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A right now?
The rarer combination: high quality (70/100) AND below fair value. That earns a closer look rather than a quick verdict. The price is below even our cautious bear case (R$11.81). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution.
Where does the earnings growth of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3) come from?
Earnings per share at Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A grew +10.6 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +14.1 %, EBIT margin +1.3 %, tax rate +0.3 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −4.6 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A
How large is the market capitalisation of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The market capitalisation of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is R$1.9B (≈ $369M). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is 0.73 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
Earnings per share at Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A are R$0.7500 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 7.0). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The dividend yield of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is 12.4% (payout 86.7%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The net margin of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is 10.5% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is 17.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is 8.6% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
The operating margin of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is 20.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
Revenue at Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is growing +4.5% versus a year earlier (3y avg +11.8%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3)?
Earnings per share at Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A are growing −28.8% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A (CSED3) carry?
The net debt of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional S.A is R$1.7B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 2.2 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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