Laureate Education (LAUR) Total Debt (2016 - 2026)
Laureate Education's Total Debt was $222.07 million in Q2 2026, up 93.9% from $114.55 million a year earlier and up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Total Debt (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Total Debt at Laureate Education came in at $127.71 million, up 27.3% from FY2024.
- Total Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -33.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Total Debt was $100.29 million in FY2024 (-39.2%), $165.07 million in FY2023 (-28.9%), $232.11 million in FY2022 (+51.0%) and $153.67 million in FY2021 (-84.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Total Debt since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Debt has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 6.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Debt over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 93.9%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 88.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, LAUR's Total Debt in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $215.84 million (Q1 2026), $127.71 million (Q4 2025) and $100.96 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 5.30 Bn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 285.02 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 223.17 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 900.37 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 662.85 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 1.29 Bn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 418.00 Mn |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 81.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 223.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 217.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 129.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 102.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 116.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 114.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 102.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 152.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 230.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 225.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 167.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 132.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 208.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 264.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 234.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 124.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 135.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 152.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 157.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 161.73 Mn |
API Access
Laureate Education Total Debt 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();