Grand Canyon Education Inc.
LOPE | NASDAQ
$150.55
-$0.72 (-0.48%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$150.55
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $3.94B
Enterprise Value $3.86B
Beta 0.58
Average Volume 331.05K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 26.22M
Shares Change YoY -6.8%
Institutional Ownership 98.39%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US38526M1062
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 1.6%
Price Change 3M 5.2%
Price Change 6M -11.8%
Price Change YTD -9.0%
Price Change 1Y -29.0%
Price Change 3Y 30.4%
Price Change 5Y 73.2%
1M CAGR (ann.) 1.7%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -27.6%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 11.6%
All-Time CAGR 15.3%
Valuation
PE Ratio 18.20
Forward PE 12.44
PEG Ratio 75.45
Forward PEG 1.69
PS Ratio 4.47
Forward PS 3.20
PB Ratio 5.86
P/FCF Ratio 16.18
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 17.14
P/OCF Ratio 14.14
EV/Sales 4.39
EV/EBIT 16.63
EV/EBITDA 12.02
EV/FCF 15.90
Earnings Yield 5.5%
FCF Yield 6.2%
Adj. FCF Yield 5.8%
Financial Health
Net Cash $66.85M
Total Debt $104.21M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $171.06M
Total Assets $919.18M
Current Ratio 2.82
Quick Ratio 2.82
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.16
Debt / EBITDA 0.32
Debt / FCF 0.43
OCF / Debt 2.67
Interest Coverage 0.00
Altman Z-Score 15.82
Piotroski F-Score 6
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 53.3%
Operating Profit Margin 36.1%
EBITDA Margin 28.8%
Net Profit Margin 19.6%
FCF Margin 27.6%
Adj. FCF Margin 26.1%
SBC / Revenue 1.2%
SBC Impact (per share) -5.6%
Returns
Return on Assets 24.4%
Return on Equity 31.2%
Return on Invested Capital 29.7%
Return on Capital Employed 39.6%
Return on Tangible Assets 36.7%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y -1.8%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 0.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 0.6%
EPS CAGR 3Y 10.3%
EPS CAGR 5Y 7.5%
EPS CAGR 10Y 10.6%
FCF CAGR 3Y 7.8%
FCF CAGR 5Y -1.7%
FCF CAGR 10Y 4.8%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 18
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Nov 3, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.77
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -0.6%
Revenue Est (next Q) $270.11M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 3.4%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $69
Graham Upside -54.2%
Lynch Fair Value $62.36
Lynch Upside -58.6%
Price Target $161.67
Price Target Upside 7.4%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $278.71M
Free Cash Flow $242.57M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $228.99M
FCF Per Share $9.27
OCF Per Share $10.65
OCF/S Ratio 24.4%
Income Statement
Revenue $878.02M
Gross Profit $475.96M
Operating Income $317.12M
EBITDA $320.95M
Net Income $224.21M
EPS (Diluted) $8.27
Revenue / Employee $325.19K
Profit / Employee $83.04K
Employees 2,700
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