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Afya Limited (AFYA) Stock Analysis

Afya Limited (AFYA) is a Education & Training Services stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

AFYA

$14.90

−$0.20 (−1.32%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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AFYA Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$15.07
Previous Close
$15.10
Day's Range
14.83–15.07
52-Week Range
11.62–16.16
Volume
107.96K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.37
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.32B
P/E Ratio
9.09
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
7.41
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.34
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
1.64
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$3.70B+11.89%
Net Income (FY)
$752.46M+19.15%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
20.44%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
49.90M
1-Year Return
+2.90%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.66+4.35%
Ex-Dividend Date
March 25, 2026
Earnings Date
November 12, 2026
Avg Volume
282.33K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, AFYA closed at $14.90, +2.90% over 1 year.

Afya Limited (AFYA) has a market capitalization of $1.32B.

In fiscal 2025, AFYA reported revenue of $3.70B.

AFYA Stock Return by Calendar Year

Afya Limited (AFYA) return since Jul 2019: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,290
+2.90%
5 years
$10,000 $8,674
−13.26%
Since Jul 2019
$10,000 $6,610
−33.90%

If you had invested $10,000 in Afya Limited (AFYA) at the close on July 19, 2019, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $6,610 at the close on October 21, 2026: −33.90% in total, −5.54% a year, with dividends reinvested, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+0.97%
2025−1.70%
2024−27.59%
2023+40.40%
2022−0.57%
2021−37.91%
2020−6.71%
2019 (partial year)+13.73%

As of October 21, 2026.

AFYA Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$3.70B$752.46M20.4%
2024$3.30B$631.51M19.1%
2023$2.88B$386.32M13.4%
2022$2.33B$373.57M16.0%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$3.70B$2.38B$1.21B$752.46M20.4%
2024$3.30B$2.09B$1.01B$631.51M19.1%
2023$2.88B$1.77B$767.06M$386.32M13.4%
2022$2.33B$1.47B$663.92M$373.57M16.0%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

AFYA Dividend History

$0.23

Dividends per share, 2025 · 1 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.661—
2025$0.231—

Most recent payment: $0.66 per share, ex-dividend March 25, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

AFYA Valuation vs Education & Training Services Median

Median of 44 stocks
MetricAFYAEducation & Training Services medianvs median
P/E9.0916.9546% below
P/S ratio0.340.8459% below
Profit margin20.44%3.14%17.3 pts above

Medians across 44 Education & Training Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values Afya Limited (AFYA) at $1.32B. It is classified in the Education & Training Services industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector. The company reports 9,395 employees.

The most recent close on file for AFYA is $14.90, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.20 (−1.32%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $11.62 to $16.16. The latest close sits 28.23% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Afya Limited reported revenue of $3.70B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $3.30B, that is a change of +11.89%. The same year closed with net income of $752.46M. That is +19.15% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 20.44%. That is 17.3 percentage points above the Education & Training Services median of 3.14%. Trailing earnings per share are 1.64.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.33B in 2022 to $3.70B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 9.09. That is 46.37% below the Education & Training Services median of 16.95. On forward earnings the ratio is 7.41. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.34 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 59.05% below the Education & Training Services median of 0.84. The medians here are taken across 44 Education & Training Services companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.37. Daily returns over the trailing 7 years annualize to a volatility of 44.72%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +2.90%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at −2.80%.

Growth & Income

AFYA pays a dividend yielding 4.35%. That is 1.4 percentage points above the Education & Training Services median yield of 2.97%. The indicated annual rate is $0.66 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is March 25, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 2 calendar years; 2026 shows 1 payments totalling $0.66 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.23 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is +0.97%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +40.40%; the weakest is 2021 at −37.91%. Of the 6 complete calendar years on file, 1 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Afya Limited (AFYA) operates in the Education & Training Services industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Afya Limited AFYA $1.32B 9.1
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. EDU $9.22B 19.8
TAL Education Group TAL $5.85B 6.6
Laureate Education, Inc. LAUR $5.28B 17.4

The Education & Training Services industry average P/E ratio is 17.0x. Afya Limited trades at a P/E of 9.1.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Afya Limited

Afya Limited operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates in three segments: Undergraduate, Continuing Education, and Medical Practice Solutions. The Undergraduate segment offers educational services through undergraduate courses related to medical school, health sciences, and other non-health undergraduate programs, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, biomedicine, business administration, accounting, law, civil and industrial engineering, and pedagogy. The Continuing Education segment provides medical education, including residency preparation programs, specialization test preparation, graduate courses in medicine, and digital and in-person professional development for physicians and medical students. The Medical Practice Solutions segment offers clinical decision support platforms, medical practice management software, healthcare financial services, and digital healthcare ecosystem solutions, such as electronic medical records, practice management tools, telemedicine, digital prescriptions, and doctor-patient relationship platforms. This segment also provides a subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. The company also offers educational health and medical imaging; and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. In addition, it offers printed and digital content, as well as an online medical education platform and physicians, healthcare professionals and students. Afya Limited was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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