Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Stock Price

LINCStock

$22.22+3.25%52W

Market Cap$704.85M

P/E35.25x

PEG Ratio1.58

Div yield—

Beta0.84

LINC Share Price Chart

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Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-54.13%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-10.43%

PEG Ratio1.58

VGM Score44.97

P/E Ratio (Annual)35.25x

P/CF (Annual)11.88x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$6.38

P/TBV (Annual)1.06x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$0.00

Revenue Growth (3Y)14.16%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$0.77

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)-19.92%

Gross Margin (TTM)59.84%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)3.99%

EPS (TTM)$0.73

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.50M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$0.73

Revenue Growth (5Y)12.07%

EPS (Annual)$0.64

Dividend / Share (Annual)$0.00

ROI (Annual)8.66%

Gross Margin (Annual)60.37%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)5.39%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$1.39

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)30.91x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)22.40%

EPS Growth (5Y)-20.13%

P/E Normalized (Annual)35.25x

ROA (Last FY)4.06%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)22.02%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$1.96

ROE (5Y Avg)12.88%

Operating Margin (TTM)5.91%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$-0.86

P/B Ratio3.48x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)7.82x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$8,900

EV / Revenue (TTM)1.26x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)8.99x

ROA (TTM)4.61%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)24.55%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)11.66x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$0.64

Current Ratio (Annual)0.86x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)0.88x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.77M

52-Week Price Return3.25%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)40.06x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)30.91x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$254,800

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$1.59

P/S Ratio (Annual)1.36x

Asset Turnover (Annual)1.05x

52-Week High$56.34

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)7.50%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$0.64

CapEx CAGR (5Y)72.94%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)-25.25%

26-Week Price Return-44.23%

Quick Ratio (Annual)0.75x

13-Week Price Return-48.27%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.16x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)0.96x

Enterprise Value$717.57M

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)6.92%

Asset Turnover (TTM)1.16x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)10.17%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$231,400

Inventory Turnover (Annual)58.36x

Pretax Margin (Annual)5.04%

Cash / Share (Annual)$0.90

3-Month Return Std Dev62.14%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)58.40%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$10,200

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)18.16%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)15.94%

ROE (Last FY)10.01%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)8.78x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$0.64

P/FCF (TTM)20.37x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)12.26x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)29.25x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.28x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$0.73

Receivables Turnover (Annual)12.97x

ROI (TTM)9.60%

P/S Ratio (TTM)1.23x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)7.32%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$16.58

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$1.85

Forward P/E25.35x

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-12.28%

P/E Ratio (TTM)30.91x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)58.39%

Year-to-Date Return-7.99%

5-Day Price Return-5.97%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$0.64

ROA (5Y Avg)5.99%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)3.86%

Month-to-Date Return1.60%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$1.11

EBITD / Share (Annual)$1.64

EPS Growth (3Y)9.55%

Operating Margin (Annual)5.85%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.00x

P/CF (TTM)7.50x

ROI (5Y Avg)12.18%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)30.91x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.13x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$0.73

P/TBV (Quarterly)1.23x

P/B Ratio (Annual)3.82x

Inventory Turnover (TTM)53.42x

Pretax Margin (TTM)5.09%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$6.31

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-50.95%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)-25.29%

Beta0.84x

P/FCF (Annual)35.42x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$18.17

ROE (TTM)11.59%

52-Week Low$17.29

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LINC Earnings Surprise History

Quarter	Report date	EPS estimate	EPS actual	Surprise
Q2 2026	Aug 10, 2026	-$0.01	$0.06	+1100.00%(+$0.07)
Q1 2026	May 11, 2026	$0.04	$0.14	+250.00%(+$0.10)
Q4 2025	Feb 23, 2026	$0.42	$0.50	+20.05%(+$0.08)
Q3 2025	Nov 10, 2025	$0.12	$0.20	+68.67%(+$0.08)
Q2 2025	Aug 11, 2025	$0.04	$0.09	+143.14%(+$0.05)

LINC Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Educational Services(46)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	P/E Ratio (Annual)	ROE (TTM)	Revenue Growth (5Y)	Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)	Price
LINCLincoln Educational Services	D	C	D	35.2x	11.6%	12.1%	—	$22.22
EDUNew Oriental Education and Technology Group, Inc. American Depositary Shares (each representing ten (10) Common Shares)	C	B	A	17.0x	11.9%	5.8%	2.2%	$60.88
TALTAL Education Group	C	B	B	11.4x	24.5%	-7.7%	—	$12.00
LAURLaureate Education, Inc. Common Stock	D	C	B	18.9x	28.6%	10.7%	—	$38.61
GHCGRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY	C	C	B	17.4x	11.6%	11.2%	1.1%	$1203.26
CVSACovista Inc.	D	B	B	17.1x	17.8%	16.8%	—	$126.75
LOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc	D	C	B	19.5x	31.2%	5.5%	—	$161.58
LRNStride, Inc.	C	B	C	10.1x	21.3%	10.4%	—	$82.39
DAOYoudao, Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share	F	C	A	139.1x	-32.3%	37.4%	—	$18.16
PRDOPerdoceo Education Corporation	C	C	B	13.2x	17.7%	4.2%	2.5%	$33.73
STRAStrategic Education, Inc. Common Stock	C	C	B	14.3x	8.2%	4.3%	2.7%	$81.33
AFYAAfya Limited Class A Common Shares	C	B	B	8.9x	16.3%	25.2%	4.8%	$14.53
UTIUniversal Technical Institute, Inc.	D	C	D	18.0x	10.2%	22.7%	—	$20.58
APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc.	D	C	B	28.5x	15.3%	15.1%	—	$49.19
PXEDPhoenix Education Partners, Inc.	C	F	C	6.4x	29.0%	—	3.1%	$23.63
GOTUGaotu Techedu Inc. American Depositary Shares, three of which representing two Class A Ordinary Shares	C	C	B	—	-26.9%	-2.9%	—	$2.64
NRDYNerdy Inc.	C	D	D	—	-151.6%	11.5%	—	$6.17
LGCYLegacy Education Inc.	D	C	C	14.4x	19.0%	27.7%	—	$10.25
CHGGCHEGG, INC.	B	F	C	—	-41.9%	-10.2%	—	$0.73
COE51Talk Online Education Group American Depositary Shares, each representing sixty (60) Class A Ordinary Shares	D	C	C	—	-228.9%	-20.3%	—	$11.34
AACGATA Creativity Global American Depositary Shares	D	C	D	—	-90.1%	22.4%	—	$0.95
IHiHuman Inc. American depositary shares, each representing five Class A ordinary shares	B	D	C	4.1x	2.2%	43.7%	0.0%	$1.16
LFSLEIFRAS Co., Ltd. American Depositary Shares	C	C	B	20.6x	26.2%	—	—	$2.23
JDZGJIADE LIMITED Class A Ordinary Shares	D	C	D	3.4x	-16.2%	—	—	$6.34
YQ17 Education & Technology Group Inc. American Depositary Shares	—	D	B	—	-39.9%	-23.6%	—	$3.50
STGSunlands Technology Group, American Depositary Shares, American Depositary Shares, every two (2) ADSs representing one (1) Class A Ordinary Share	A	D	C	0.6x	32.9%	-1.6%	—	$2.55
FEDUFour Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. American depositary shares, each representing ten (10) Ordinary Shares	B	B	B	5.4x	6.2%	-5.4%	—	$10.64
YOULYoulife Group Inc. American Depositary Shares	—	B	D	3.7x	—	—	—	$0.29
BSAABEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares	—	—	C	34.5x	2.8%	—	—	$11.00
EDTKSkillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited Ordinary Share	D	D	C	—	-42.5%	-50.0%	—	$0.90
EEIQEpicQuest Education Group International Limited Common Stock	B	C	B	—	-62.6%	-0.3%	—	$4.51
NAMIJinxin Technology Holding Company American Depositary Shares	—	—	F	9.7x	—	—	—	$1.83
WAFUWah Fu Education & Technology Group Ltd. Ordinary Shares	D	D	C	—	-10.7%	-5.7%	—	$1.48
ZCMDZhongchao Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares	B	D	F	—	-32.4%	-5.2%	—	$1.31
VSAVisionSys AI Inc American Depositary Shares	A	F	D	0.0x	1673.0%	-77.7%	—	$1.92
AMBOAmbow Education Holding Ltd. American Depository Shares (each representing twenty (20) Class A Ordinary Shares)	B	D	D	3.5x	19.2%	-11.5%	—	$1.75
ZNBZeta Network Group Class A Ordinary Shares	A	B	F	—	-115.6%	-28.2%	—	$0.77
JZJianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited American Depositary Shares	—	B	D	—	-30.6%	-29.6%	—	$1.35
LXEHLixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd. American Depositary Shares	B	B	C	—	-79.5%	-26.4%	—	$1.52
BOXLBoxlight Corporation Class A Common Stock	C	D	D	—	-308.5%	14.8%	—	$2.95
GSUNGolden Sun Technology Group Limited Class A Ordinary Shares	A	B	F	—	-105.9%	35.6%	—	$0.18
KIDZKIDZ AI Inc. Class B Common Stock	—	C	F	—	-134.7%	—	—	$1.63
GVVisionary Holdings Inc. Common Shares	B	D	F	—	-171.4%	40.2%	—	$0.02
BSAARBEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. Rights	—	—	C	34.5x	2.8%	—	—	$0.10
BSAAUBEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. Unit	—	—	C	34.5x	2.8%	—	—	$10.91
KIDZWKIDZ AI Inc. Warrants	—	—	C	—	—	—	—	$0.01
UDMYUdemy, Inc. Common Stock	C	C	B	177.5x	1.7%	12.9%	—	$0.00

About Lincoln Educational Services

Lincoln Educational Services provides post-secondary career education through its campus network, serving high school graduates and working adults with programs in automotive technology, skilled trades, healthcare, hospitality, and business/information technology. The company generates the majority of its revenue from its Campus Operations segment.