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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC R2K

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · United States
https://www.lincolntech.edu
Company Profile ↓
$53.51
+134.80% 1Y
Mkt Cap$1.70B
P/E74.32
P/B7.36
52W High$55.68
52W Low$17.80
Book Value$6.27
EPS (TTM)$0.72

Company Overview

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented postsecondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. It operates in two segments, Campus Operations and Transitional. The company offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology; skilled trades programs, including electrical, heating and air conditioning repair, welding, computerized numerical control, and electrical and electronic systems technology; and health science and information technology programs. It operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, and Nashville Auto Diesel College brands. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $518.24M (+17.8% YoY); net profit $20.00M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +22.5%, earnings +133.2%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -0.4%, profit CAGR -5.5%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-0.40%
1 Year:22.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-5.48%
1 Year:133.20%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+134.80%
6 Months:+114.81%
3 Months:+34.14%
1 Month:+12.39%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 94% of range
$17.80 $55.68
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)60.53 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+12.39%
3M+34.14%
6M+114.81%
1Y+134.80%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 74.32 is above the sector median of 20.95 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading at a high P/E of 74.3.
  • Revenue declined at -0.4% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Earnings shrank at -5.5% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
74.32
Industry PE
20.95
Forward P/E
49.45
PEG Ratio
3.89
Book Value
$6.27
Price to Book
7.36
P/S
2.69
EV/EBITDA
29.07
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-0.40%
Profit 5Y
-5.48%
Revenue (YoY)
22.50%
Earnings (YoY)
133.20%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
7.72%
ROE
11.90%
ROA
4.40%
Profit Margin
4.11%
Op Margin
4.45%
Gross Margin
60.28%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.14
EPS (TTM)
$0.72

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
1.04
Quick Ratio
0.73
Current Ratio
0.83
Debt
$206.55M
Total Assets
$486.73M
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
7.14%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
88.63%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.03%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$1.70B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$544.69M
EBITDA
$56.90M
Free Cash Flow
$-26.88M
Operating Cash Flow
$72.25M
Shares Outstanding
31.72M
Gross Margin
60.28%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation R2K 53.51 74.32 $1.70B 0.00% 7.72% 11.90% -0.40% -5.48%
2 WMT Walmart Inc. SPX 113.70 40.04 $904.83B 0.89% 18.21% 24.13% 5.27% 23.30%
3 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPX 921.75 46.46 $408.78B 0.60% 25.96% 29.15% 8.16% 11.45%
4 KO The Coca-Cola Company SPX 83.08 26.13 $357.45B 2.57% 16.47% 43.37% 2.86% 4.46%
5 PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPX 146.08 21.36 $340.16B 2.85% 22.93% 31.11% 0.36% 1.66%
6 PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPX 175.95 24.78 $274.23B 3.19% 34.03% -113.55% -1.69% 3.57%
7 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPX 135.45 21.23 $185.13B 4.10% 15.41% 43.88% 4.93% 2.11%
8 MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX 70.16 14.65 $117.16B 5.89% 38.27% - 1.24% -1.89%
9 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPX 98.00 47.34 $95.84B 0.00% 28.33% 26.65% 13.03% 14.82%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2014Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
Revenue ---------65.28M61.87M67.31M67.40M61.89M61.12M70.08M70.11M63.26M63.57M72.59M73.92M70.04M62.47M78.79M78.00M80.46M89.06M82.55M82.14M91.81M87.28M88.65M99.62M103.37M102.91M114.41M117.51M116.47M141.39M143.96M
Operating Income --4.84M-4.38M5.87M--6.24M-3.23M-671.00K--5.73M-6.03M-731.00K--6.26M-3.52M76.00K--4.86M-2.09M2.14M--1.35M1.16M3.84M6.02M3.45M5.75M-326.00K396.00K4.88M-1.12M23.52M2.00M-458.00K-1.12M5.82M3.41M2.88M6.29M6.41M
Net Income 4.64M-6.88M-7.61M2.58M8.56M-6.07M-3.14M-471.00K-18.63M-10.93M-6.77M-1.49M7.71M-6.87M-4.10M-600.00K5.03M-5.47M-3.06M1.34M9.21M-1.75M783.00K3.51M4.49M2.43M3.84M272.00K259.00K3.54M-109.00K17.25M2.06M-214.00K-682.00K3.95M1.94M1.55M3.80M4.36M
Diluted EPS 0.20-0.30-0.330.110.37-0.26-0.13-0.02-0.79-0.46-0.28-0.060.31-0.28-0.17-0.020.20-0.22-0.120.050.33-0.080.020.080.130.060.110.000.000.100.000.570.07-0.01-0.020.130.060.050.120.14

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 552.54M604.76M456.72M380.16M215.60M218.04M306.10M285.56M261.85M263.20M273.34M293.10M335.34M348.29M378.07M440.06M518.24M
Operating Income 88.32M114.97M34.94M-12.74M-3.45M-23.66M704.00K-28.91M-4.72M-3.95M5.24M14.78M49.26M16.28M33.36M15.18M30.31M
Net Income 49.24M69.73M17.54M-37.19M-51.29M-56.13M-3.35M-28.30M-11.48M-11.48M2.02M48.56M34.72M12.63M26.00M9.89M20.00M
Diluted EPS 1.822.790.79-1.68-2.28-2.46-0.14-1.21-0.48-0.480.081.491.040.360.850.320.64

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --412.82M362.25M346.77M305.95M213.71M207.75M163.21M155.21M146.04M194.76M245.19M295.30M291.57M345.25M436.56M493.16M
Total Equity 174.95M218.64M222.49M239.03M198.48M145.20M83.01M81.00M54.93M45.81M39.87M43.15M91.07M129.42M144.88M166.80M178.26M199.69M
Cash & Equivalents 15.23M46.08M66.00M26.52M61.71M12.89M12.30M38.42M21.06M14.56M17.57M23.64M38.03M83.31M46.07M75.99M59.27M28.52M
Long Term Debt ----6.06M54.50M032.12M30.24M52.59M33.77M32.03M15.21M0----
Total Liabilities --190.34M123.23M148.30M160.75M130.70M126.75M108.28M109.40M106.17M139.63M142.14M153.90M146.69M178.44M258.29M293.48M
Current Liabilities --121.67M71.12M58.57M56.58M83.48M70.91M66.26M47.48M64.58M57.20M66.84M65.88M55.02M73.41M90.21M100.71M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 73.17M114.46M36.84M15.99M3.25M12.02M14.34M-6.11M-11.32M-1.69M988.00K23.48M27.45M882.00K25.56M29.31M59.31M
Investing Cash Flow -51.59M-42.11M-37.39M-10.19M-5.79M-7.41M-1.77M-3.15M10.71M-2.35M-4.81M-5.48M37.85M-21.35M7.37M-46.97M-86.20M
Financing Cash Flow 9.27M-52.43M-38.92M29.39M-46.28M-5.20M13.55M-4.07M7.45M-4.57M-3.48M-18.62M-20.01M-12.55M-2.94M-3.33M-3.87M
Capital Expenditure -24.02M-42.35M-38.12M-8.84M-6.54M-7.47M-2.22M-3.60M-4.75M-4.70M-5.38M-5.58M-7.53M-8.99M-40.70M-56.87M-86.63M
Free Cash Flow 49.15M72.11M-1.28M7.15M-3.29M4.55M12.12M-9.70M-16.08M-6.39M-4.40M17.91M19.92M-8.10M-15.14M-27.56M-27.32M
Share Buybacks 26.19M50.09M00--------09.45M891.00K0-

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -----------------
Operating Margin % 16.0%19.0%7.7%-3.4%-1.6%-10.9%0.2%-10.1%-1.8%-1.5%1.9%5.0%14.7%4.7%8.8%3.4%5.8%
Net Margin % 8.9%11.5%3.8%-9.8%-23.8%-25.7%-1.1%-9.9%-4.4%-4.4%0.7%16.6%10.4%3.6%6.9%2.2%3.9%
ROE % 22.5%31.3%7.3%-18.7%-35.3%-67.6%-4.1%-51.5%-25.1%-28.8%4.7%53.3%26.8%8.7%15.6%5.5%10.0%
ROCE % -39.5%12.0%-4.4%-1.4%-18.2%0.5%-29.8%-4.4%-4.9%3.8%8.3%21.5%6.9%12.3%4.4%7.7%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
7.14%
Institutions
88.63%
Public Float
95.44%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 6.88% 2.18M $117.57M
2 Juniper Investment Company, LLC 6.11% 1.94M $104.42M
3 Needham Investment Management, L.L.C. 4.03% 1.28M $68.82M
4 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.79% 1.20M $64.76M
5 Next Century Growth Investors LLC 3.28% 1.04M $56.06M
6 Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 2.60% 825.56K $44.47M
7 American Century Companies Inc 2.55% 808.30K $43.54M
8 Wasatch Advisors LP 2.45% 777.35K $41.88M
9 Alyeska Investment Group, L.p. 2.45% 777.83K $41.90M
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.34% 740.77K $39.91M

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LINC — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) trades at $53.51 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $17.80 to $55.68.

What is the market capitalisation of LINC?

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) has a market capitalisation of $1.70B on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of LINC?

LINC trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 74.32. The industry average P/E is 20.95. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 7.36.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of LINC?

LINC has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.90%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 7.72%.

Is LINC a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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