Laureate Education (LAUR) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 57.29% to -$8.77 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $36.45 through Mar 2026, up 64.78% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $40.44 for FY2025, 95.73% up from the prior year.
Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Times Interest Earned readings, the most recent being -$8.77 for Q1 2026.
- Times Interest Earned hit -$8.77 in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, down from $70.53 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $70.53 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$8.77 in Q1 2026.
- Average Times Interest Earned over 5 years is $21.45, with a median of $16.16 recorded in 2022.
- The largest annual shift saw Times Interest Earned surged 901.54% in 2022 before it crashed 333.5% in 2025.
- Laureate Education's Times Interest Earned stood at $16.16 in 2022, then surged by 82.62% to $29.51 in 2023, then grew by 26.32% to $37.27 in 2024, then skyrocketed by 89.23% to $70.53 in 2025, then tumbled by 112.43% to -$8.77 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Times Interest Earned are -$8.77 (Q1 2026), $70.53 (Q4 2025), and $27.43 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (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 | 3.56 |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -8.77 |
| 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 | 41.36 |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.34 |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 7.65 |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.77 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 70.53 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.43 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.47 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.58 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.27 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.48 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.51 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.36 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.63 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.16 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.25 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.41 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.42 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.02 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.40 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.26 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -3.67 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.46 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -12.88 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.13 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -3.05 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.44 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.25 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.00 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 20.12 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.64 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.56 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.79 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.98 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -1.16 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.25 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.99 |