Laureate Education (LAUR) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 65.28% to $0.21 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.21 through Mar 2026, up 65.28% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.11 for FY2025, 2.65% up from the prior year.
Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Debt to Equity readings, the most recent being $0.21 for Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity hit $0.21 in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, up from $0.11 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.32 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $0.09 in Q3 2025.
- Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.18, with a median of $0.15 recorded in 2022.
- Peak annual rise in Debt to Equity hit 122.28% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 70.91% in 2022.
- Laureate Education's Debt to Equity stood at $0.3 in 2022, then crashed by 41.89% to $0.17 in 2023, then plummeted by 39.84% to $0.1 in 2024, then grew by 2.65% to $0.11 in 2025, then surged by 91.48% to $0.21 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Debt to Equity are $0.21 (Q1 2026), $0.11 (Q4 2025), and $0.09 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -0.11 |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | - |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.25 |
| 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 | 0.38 |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 0.03 |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 0.29 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.72 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.96 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.31 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.32 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.95 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.48 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.81 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.73 |