Laureate Education (LAUR) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) recorded Interest Expenses of $4.17 million in Q2 2026, up 32.5% from $3.15 million a year earlier and up 32.8% from the prior quarter.
Laureate Education (LAUR) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Laureate Education's Interest Expenses came in at $12.46 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 9.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $10.66 million, down 41.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -36.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expenses came in at $18.1 million in FY2024 (-13.7%), $20.99 million in FY2023 (+27.8%), $16.42 million in FY2022 (-64.5%) and $46.28 million in FY2021 (-54.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 13.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 59.5% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 84.9% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.14 million (Q1 2026), $2.55 million (Q4 2025) and $2.61 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 64.71 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | - |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 4.17 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 17.17 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 9.80 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 14.02 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | - |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 1.07 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.74 Mn |
Laureate Education Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "LAUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();