Vocational education company Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Here's what you need to know.

Adtalem beat analysts' revenue expectations by 5.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $393.2 million, up 8.4% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts' earnings estimates and full-year revenue guidance exceeding analysts' expectations.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Adtalem's revenue to grow 6.1% year on year to $391.7 million, improving from the 1.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.16 per share.

The majority of analysts covering the company have 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 2.7% on average.

Looking at Adtalem's peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Strategic Education delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 13.1%, beating analysts' expectations by 5.8%, and Nike reported flat revenue, topping estimates by 1.1%. Strategic Education traded up 20.2% following the results while Nike was down 7%.

Read our full analysis of Strategic Education's results here and Nike's results here.

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