Laureate Education (LAUR) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Debt Ratio of 0.09 for Q1 2026, up 55.74% on a YoY basis from 0.06 in Q1 2025, and up 63.47% quarter-over-quarter from 0.06 in Q4 2025.
Laureate Education (LAUR) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Laureate Education has reported Debt Ratio for 11 years, with the latest figure at 0.09 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 55.74% year-over-year to 0.09; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.09 (up 55.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.06, up 7.47% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.09, up from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.13 in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.05 in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.08 across 5 years, with a median of 0.07 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio sank 67.44% — and 2023, when it surged 82.83%.
- Laureate Education's Debt Ratio stood at 0.12 in 2022, then sank by 34.02% to 0.08 in 2023, then slumped by 30.65% to 0.05 in 2024, then grew by 7.47% to 0.06 in 2025, then surged by 63.47% to 0.09 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.09 (Q1 2026), 0.06 (Q4 2025), and 0.05 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 0.05 |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.09 |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.10 |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 0.18 |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.17 |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | - |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 0.47 |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.15 |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | - |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.69 Bn | 1.53 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.05 |