
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
LINCNASDAQConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
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$25.72
−$0.44 · -1.68%
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Valuation
20
Overpriced
Momentum
70
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Sentiment
59
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Risk resilience
66
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Company profile
Company websiteLincoln Educational Services Corporation, along with its affiliated entities, specializes in providing vocational and technical post-secondary education to both recent high school graduates and working adults throughout the United States. The company's operations are structured around two primary divisions: Transportation and Skilled Trades, and Healthcare and Other Professions. It delivers a diverse array of programs, culminating in associate's degrees, diplomas, or certificates. These offerings span a wide spectrum of career fields, encompassing automotive technology; various skilled trades such as electrical work, HVAC repair, welding, computerized numerical control (CNC), and electrical/electronic systems; health sciences, including nursing, dental and medical assisting, claims examination, and medical administrative support; hospitality services like culinary arts, therapeutic massage, cosmetology, and aesthetics; and information technology. Operating 22 campuses across 14 states, the company utilizes well-known brand names such as Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, among others. As of December 31, 2021, these 22 locations collectively served an enrollment of 13,059 students. Founded in 1946, Lincoln Educational Services maintains its corporate headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Scott Shaw
- Listed since
- Jun 23, 2005
- Employees
- 2,390
Market position
Day range
Current $25.72
52-week range
Current $25.72
- Open
- $26.25
- Previous close
- $26.16
- Volume
- 1.05M
- 1.57× average
- Average volume
- 672.48K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 815.86M USD
- Beta
- 0.85
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $42.9492
- -40.12% below average
- 200-day average
- $35.6053
- -27.76% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 922.59M USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 34.76×
- P/B (TTM)
- 3.97×
- P/S (TTM)
- 1.43×
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.33×
- Earnings yield
- 2.68%
- Free cash flow yield
- -3.67%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 59.84%
- Operating margin
- 5.92%
- Net margin
- 3.99%
- Return on equity
- 10.01%
- Return on assets
- 4.06%
- Return on invested capital
- 5.67%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 1.13×
- Current ratio
- 0.86×
- Altman Z-score
- 3.05
- Piotroski F-score
- 6 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 518.24M USD | 440.06M USD | 378.07M USD | 348.29M USD | 335.34M USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 205.39M USD | 181.76M USD | 162.28M USD | 148.75M USD | 138.93M USD |
| Gross profit | 312.85M USD | 258.31M USD | 215.8M USD | 199.54M USD | 196.41M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 282.95M USD | 243.8M USD | 209.14M USD | 182.39M USD | 168.92M USD |
| Operating expenses | 282.95M USD | 243.13M USD | 182.44M USD | 183.26M USD | 147.14M USD |
| Interest income | 126K USD | 2.1M USD | 2.63M USD | 318K USD | — |
| Interest expense | 3.39M USD | 2.57M USD | 347K USD | 160K USD | 2.02M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 20.83M USD | 11.33M USD | 6.77M USD | 6.36M USD | 7.14M USD |
| Operating income | 29.91M USD | 15.18M USD | 33.36M USD | 16.28M USD | 49.26M USD |
| Net income | 20M USD | 9.89M USD | 26M USD | 12.63M USD | 34.72M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 100%
- 11 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +784.08%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 0.06
- Estimate 0 · Beat by 7592.31%
EPS: actual versus estimate
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Analyst ratings
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Rating distribution
15 ratingsRecent analyst actions
LINC news
LINC peers
ETFs holding LINC
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI35.79M0.00%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM20.33M0.03%81.62B USD0.19%$299.96+0.77%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV15.19M0.05%31.27B USD0.25%$126.45+0.66%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF14.18M0.01%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO7.39M0.05%15.16B USD0.24%$387.37+1.24%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO7.08M0.04%17.4B USD0.06%$121.25+0.74%
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETFVCR4.45M0.07%6.6B USD0.09%$397.13+1.19%
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFSCHA3.66M0.02%23.1B USD0.03%$34.83+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 35.79M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM- Market value
- 20.33M
- Weight
- 0.03%
- AUM
- 81.62B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Price / 1D
- $299.96+0.77%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV- Market value
- 15.19M
- Weight
- 0.05%
- AUM
- 31.27B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.25%
- Price / 1D
- $126.45+0.66%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 14.18M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO- Market value
- 7.39M
- Weight
- 0.05%
- AUM
- 15.16B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.24%
- Price / 1D
- $387.37+1.24%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO- Market value
- 7.08M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 17.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $121.25+0.74%
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETFVCR- Market value
- 4.45M
- Weight
- 0.07%
- AUM
- 6.6B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Price / 1D
- $397.13+1.19%
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFSCHA- Market value
- 3.66M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 23.1B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $34.83+0.52%
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