Laureate Education (LAUR) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 55.74% to 0.09 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.09 through Mar 2026, up 55.74% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.06 for FY2025, 7.47% up from the prior year.
Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Debt Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.09 for Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio hit 0.09 in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, up from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.13 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.05 in Q3 2025.
- Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.08, with a median of 0.07 recorded in 2022.
- The largest annual shift saw Debt Ratio tumbled 67.44% in 2022 before it soared 82.83% in 2023.
- Laureate Education's Debt Ratio stood at 0.12 in 2022, then crashed by 34.02% to 0.08 in 2023, then crashed by 30.65% to 0.05 in 2024, then increased by 7.47% to 0.06 in 2025, then soared by 63.47% to 0.09 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Debt Ratio are 0.09 (Q1 2026), 0.06 (Q4 2025), and 0.05 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 0.05 |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.10 |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.09 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | - |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.17 |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | - |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.15 |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 0.01 |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 0.16 |
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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.54 |