Growth Metrics

Laureate Education (LAUR) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 32.67% to $3.1 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $11.4 million through Mar 2026, down 27.66% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $10.7 million for FY2025, 41.11% down from the prior year.

Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Interest Expenses readings, the most recent being $3.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses hit $3.1 million in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, up from $2.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $6.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $2.4 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Interest Expenses over 5 years is $4.1 million, with a median of $3.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Interest Expenses tumbled 84.14% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 59.53% in 2023.
  • Laureate Education's Interest Expenses stood at $4.8 million in 2022, then fell by 22.8% to $3.7 million in 2023, then decreased by 10.6% to $3.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 23.64% to $2.5 million in 2025, then rose by 23.34% to $3.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Interest Expenses are $3.1 million (Q1 2026), $2.5 million (Q4 2025), and $2.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 16.23 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 3.14 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 1.53 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 993,000.00
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 837,000.00
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 5.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 5.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 4.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 4.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 23.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 23.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 25.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 25.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 24.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 24.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 25.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 25.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 25.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 25.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 23.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 23.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 28.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 28.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 41.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 41.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 54.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 54.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 6.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 6.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 58.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 58.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 60.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 60.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 63.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 63.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 78.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 78.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 69.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 69.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 98.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 98.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 102.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 102.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 76.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 76.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 104.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 104.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 105.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 105.83 Mn