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    Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

    LINC | NASDAQ
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    $25.18
    -$0.19 (-0.75%)
    At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
    $25.18
    $0 (0.00%)
    After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET
    Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Profile

    Market Data

    Market Cap
    $804.75M
    Enterprise Value
    $982.65M
    Beta
    0.79
    Average Volume
    739.74K
    Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
    31.42M
    Shares Change YoY
    0.47%
    Institutional Ownership
    89.11%
    Exchange
    NASDAQ
    ISIN
    US5335351004

    Price Performance

    Price Change 1M
    -1.9%
    Price Change 3M
    -46.5%
    Price Change 6M
    -39.5%
    Price Change YTD
    8.0%
    Price Change 1Y
    15.4%
    Price Change 3Y
    192.4%
    Price Change 5Y
    299.7%
    1M CAGR (ann.)
    -35.5%
    1Y CAGR (ann.)
    19.5%
    5Y CAGR (ann.)
    32.9%
    All-Time CAGR
    3.6%

    Valuation

    PE Ratio
    34.03
    Forward PE
    24.32
    PEG Ratio
    0.56
    Forward PEG
    1.05
    PS Ratio
    1.40
    Forward PS
    1.20
    PB Ratio
    3.95
    P/FCF Ratio
    32.56
    P/Adj. FCF Ratio
    43.09
    P/OCF Ratio
    8.37
    EV/Sales
    1.72
    EV/EBIT
    29.91
    EV/EBITDA
    16.21
    EV/FCF
    40.05
    Earnings Yield
    2.9%
    FCF Yield
    3.1%
    Adj. FCF Yield
    2.3%

    Financial Health

    Net Cash
    $18.18M
    Total Debt
    $228.1M
    Cash & Short-Term Investments
    $44.18M
    Total Assets
    $529.78M
    Current Ratio
    0.96
    Quick Ratio
    0.92
    Debt / Equity Ratio
    1.13
    Debt / EBITDA
    3.76
    Debt / FCF
    9.30
    OCF / Debt
    0.41
    Interest Coverage
    8.96
    Altman Z-Score
    3.02
    Piotroski F-Score
    6

    Margins & Profitability

    Gross Profit Margin
    59.8%
    Operating Profit Margin
    5.9%
    EBITDA Margin
    10.6%
    Net Profit Margin
    4.0%
    FCF Margin
    4.3%
    Adj. FCF Margin
    3.3%
    SBC / Revenue
    1.1%
    SBC Impact (per share)
    -24.4%

    Returns

    Return on Assets
    4.3%
    Return on Equity
    11.6%
    Return on Invested Capital
    6.2%
    Return on Capital Employed
    8.1%
    Return on Tangible Assets
    4.4%

    Historical Growth (CAGR)

    Revenue CAGR 3Y
    16.7%
    Revenue CAGR 5Y
    12.3%
    Revenue CAGR 10Y
    10.3%
    EPS CAGR 3Y
    -7.0%
    EPS CAGR 5Y
    -15.4%
    EPS CAGR 10Y
    23.4%
    FCF CAGR 3Y
    70.3%
    FCF CAGR 5Y
    15.3%
    FCF CAGR 10Y
    16.4%

    Analyst Forecasts

    Analyst Rating
    Buy
    Analyst Count
    15
    EPS Growth Next 3Y
    N/A
    Revenue Growth Next 3Y
    10.9%
    Earnings Date
    Nov 8, 2026
    EPS Estimate (next Q)
    $0.12
    EPS Growth Est (next Q)
    -40.0%
    Revenue Est (next Q)
    $152.46M
    Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
    7.8%

    Fair Value Estimates

    Graham Number
    $10.38
    Graham Upside
    -58.8%
    Lynch Fair Value
    $3.70
    Lynch Upside
    -85.3%
    Price Target
    $55
    Price Target Upside
    118.4%

    Cash Flow

    Operating Cash Flow
    $94.02M
    Free Cash Flow
    $24.53M
    Adj. Free Cash Flow
    $18.54M
    FCF Per Share
    $0.78
    OCF Per Share
    $3.01
    OCF/S Ratio
    16.5%

    Income Statement

    Revenue
    $570.78M
    Gross Profit
    $341.56M
    Operating Income
    $33.82M
    EBITDA
    $60.63M
    Net Income
    $22.8M
    EPS (Diluted)
    $0.74
    Revenue / Employee
    $238.82K
    Profit / Employee
    $9.54K
    Employees
    2,390

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