Laureate Education (LAUR) Total Debt (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Total Debt of $215.8 million for Q1 2026, up 91.19% on a YoY basis from $112.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 69.01% quarter-over-quarter from $127.7 million in Q4 2025.

Laureate Education (LAUR) Total Debt (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education has reported Total Debt for 11 years, with the latest figure at $215.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Total Debt rose 91.19% year-over-year to $215.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $215.8 million (up 91.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $127.7 million, up 27.34% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 stood at $215.8 million, up from $127.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $264.5 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $100.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Total Debt has averaged $164.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $152.6 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Total Debt slumped 83.95% — and 2026, when it surged 91.19%.
  • Laureate Education's Total Debt stood at $232.1 million in 2022, then dropped by 28.88% to $165.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 39.25% to $100.3 million in 2024, then grew by 27.34% to $127.7 million in 2025, then surged by 69.01% to $215.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $215.8 million (Q1 2026), $127.7 million (Q4 2025), and $101.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn 3.33 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 215.84 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 821.98 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 499.47 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 417.58 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 2.57 Bn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 130.73 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn -
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 215.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 127.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 100.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 114.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 112.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 100.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 152.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 230.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 225.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 165.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 132.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 208.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 264.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 232.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 124.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 135.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 152.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 153.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 161.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 174.41 Mn