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Grand Canyon Education Inc.

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$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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