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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC R2KR3K

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · United States
https://www.lincolntech.edu
Company Profile ↓
$21.68
+9.94% 1Y
Mkt Cap$687.72M
P/E29.70
P/B3.98
52W High$55.68
52W Low$17.80
Book Value$6.38
EPS (TTM)$0.73

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.

Why Investors Should Care

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $518.24M (+17.8% YoY); net profit $20.00M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +22.4%, earnings +20.0%.
  • 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:22.40%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-5.48%
1 Year:20.00%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+9.94%
6 Months:-44.57%
3 Months:-46.60%
1 Month:-9.21%

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

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 10% of range
$17.80 $55.68
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)35.83 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-9.21%
3M-46.60%
6M-44.57%
1Y+9.94%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 29.70 is above the sector median of 19.62 — 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

  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -0.4% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Earnings shrank at -5.5% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 61.1% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

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

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Valuation

Stock P/E
29.70
Industry PE
19.62
Forward P/E
20.73
PEG Ratio
1.80
Book Value
$6.38
Price to Book
3.98
P/S
1.41
EV/EBITDA
16.30
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-0.40%
Profit 5Y
-5.48%
Revenue (YoY)
22.40%
Earnings (YoY)
20.00%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
7.72%
ROE
11.90%
ROA
4.20%
Profit Margin
4.00%
Op Margin
2.30%
Gross Margin
59.84%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.06
EPS (TTM)
$0.73

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
1.13
Quick Ratio
0.88
Current Ratio
0.96
Debt
$228.10M
Total Assets
$529.78M
Current Assets
$76.40M
Working Capital
$-15.90M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
7.14%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
95.19%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.13%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$687.72M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$570.78M
EBITDA
$60.64M
Free Cash Flow
$5.24M
Operating Cash Flow
$94.02M
Shares Outstanding
31.72M
Gross Margin
59.84%
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 R2KR3K 21.68 29.70 $687.72M 0.00% 7.72% 11.90% -0.40% -5.48%
2 WMT Walmart Inc. SPXR3K 119.89 43.44 $951.18B 0.93% 16.83% 22.31% 3.82% 3.24%
3 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPXR3K 1,003.32 48.38 $444.60B 0.62% 25.96% 28.40% 8.16% 11.45%
4 KO The Coca-Cola Company SPXR3K 92.71 27.84 $398.89B 2.41% 16.47% 42.05% 2.86% 4.46%
5 PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPXR3K 161.02 24.32 $374.28B 2.95% 22.49% 30.29% 0.52% 1.59%
6 PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPXR3K 199.47 27.40 $310.90B 3.09% 34.03% -113.55% -1.69% 3.57%
7 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPXR3K 135.77 17.79 $185.46B 4.43% 15.41% 51.51% 4.93% 2.11%
8 BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 84.26 18.16 $147.21B 1.80% 8.49% 11.39% 0.88% 4.63%
9 MO Altria Group, Inc. SPXR3K 74.31 15.64 $124.08B 6.37% 38.27% - 1.24% -1.89%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 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 2026Jun 2026
Revenue --------65.28M61.87M67.31M67.40M61.89M61.12M70.08M70.11M63.26M63.57M72.59M73.92M70.04M62.47M78.79M78.00M80.46M89.06M82.55M82.14M91.81M87.28M88.65M99.62M103.37M102.91M114.41M117.51M116.47M141.39M143.96M142.56M
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-1.12M5.82M3.41M2.88M6.29M6.41M3.31M
Net Income -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-682.00K3.95M1.94M1.55M3.80M4.36M1.95M
Diluted EPS -0.30-0.330.110.37-0.26-0.13-0.02-0.79-0.46-0.28-0.060.31-0.28-0.17-0.020.20-0.22-0.120.050.33-0.080.020.080.130.060.110.000.000.100.000.570.07-0.01-0.020.130.060.050.120.140.06

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-1.69M988.00K23.48M-882.00K25.56M29.31M59.31M
Investing Cash Flow -51.59M-42.11M-37.39M-10.19M-5.79M-7.41M-1.77M-3.15M10.71M-2.35M-4.81M-5.48M--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--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--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-4.40M17.91M--8.10M-15.14M-27.56M-27.32M
Net Change in Cash --------------33.02M29.98M-21.00M-30.75M
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
95.19%
Public Float
102.50%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 7.83% 2.48M $58.33M
2 Juniper Investment Company, LLC 5.46% 1.73M $40.71M
3 Alliancebernstein L.P. 4.93% 1.56M $36.71M
4 Needham Investment Management, L.L.C. 4.18% 1.32M $31.12M
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.85% 1.22M $28.69M
6 Next Century Growth Investors LLC 3.71% 1.18M $27.61M
7 Driehaus Capital Management, LLC 3.00% 951.58K $22.35M
8 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.77% 877.17K $20.60M
9 American Century Companies Inc 2.57% 814.08K $19.12M
10 Alyeska Investment Group, L.p. 2.30% 730.66K $17.16M

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LINC — Frequently Asked Questions

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

As of 2026-10-23 16:27 PDT, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) trades at $21.68 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 $687.72M on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of LINC?

LINC trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.70. The industry average P/E is 19.62. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.98.

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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