Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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