NASDAQ · Education & Training Services

LINC (LINC) Stock

$24.30 -3.42% NASDAQ: LINC Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$24.30
Market Cap$770.81M
P/E Ratio61.44
P/B Ratio7.05
P/S Ratio2.58
EPS (TTM)$0.64
52-Week High$55.83
52-Week Low$17.29
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE11.90%
ROA4.40%
ROCE15.00%
Gross Margin60.28%
Operating Margin6.08%
Net Margin4.11%
Debt/Equity1.04
Current Ratio0.86

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$335.0M$348.0M$378.0M$440.0M$518.0M
Operating Profit$49.0M$16.0M$33.0M$15.0M$30.0M
Net Profit$35.0M$13.0M$26.0M$10.0M$20.0M
EPS$1.04$0.36$0.85$0.32$0.65
Op Margin14.7%4.7%8.8%3.5%5.8%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$295.0M$292.0M$345.0M$437.0M$493.0M
Total Liabilities$154.0M$147.0M$178.0M$258.0M$293.0M
Cash$83.0M$46.0M$76.0M$59.0M$29.0M
Borrowings$98.0M$101.0M$117.0M$178.0M$204.0M

Latest News

Dow Jones Leader Apple Hits Latest Buy Point; Datadog, Lincoln, Match In Or Near Buy Zones Investor's Business Daily · Jul 14, 2026 Lincoln Educational Services Expands Footprint in Maryland with New Suitland Campus GlobeNewswire · Jul 8, 2026 Why Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Is Up 11.6% After Joining Key Russell 2000 Indexes Simply Wall St. · Jul 8, 2026 Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Could Be 3% Undervalued After Its Russell Index Additions Simply Wall St. · Jul 8, 2026 Lincoln Education, Stock Of The Day, In Buy Zone As Skilled Trades Boom Investor's Business Daily · Jul 7, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$27.0M$1.0M$26.0M$29.0M$59.0M
Investing Cash Flow$30.0M$-30.0M$-33.0M$-104.0M$-173.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-1.0M$-11.0M$-3.0M$-4.0M$-4.0M
Net Cash Flow$45.0M$-33.0M$30.0M$-21.0M$-31.0M
Free Cash Flow$20.0M$-8.0M$-15.0M$-28.0M$-27.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio3.89
EV / EBITDA28.31
FCF Yield-0.65%
Quick Ratio0.80
Interest Coverage10.00
Return 1Y83.69%
Return 3Y504.40%
Return 5Y656.86%

Ownership

Insiders Held7.14%
Institutions Held87.99%
Institutions Float Held94.75%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.2,182,5142026-03-31
Juniper Investment Company, LLC1,938,3112026-03-31
Needham Investment Management, L.L.C.1,277,5002026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,202,1302026-03-31
Next Century Growth Investors LLC1,040,6022026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AAPL $325.13 +2.61% 35.78 $4.78T 0.34%
MSFT $501.02 -1.24% 27.58 $3.72T 0.73%
GOOGL $335.02 -1.28% 16.98 $4.05T 0.26%
AMZN $254.92 -1.87% 20.66 $2.74T 0.00%
META $578.54 +1.08% 21.41 $1.47T 0.36%

About LINC

LINC is led by CEO Scott Shaw, employs 1,875 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2005.

LINC stock trades at $24.30 with a market capitalization of $770.81M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 61.44, price-to-book of 7.05, price-to-sales of 2.58. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $17.29 and $55.83, and currently trades 56.5% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, LINC generates a return on equity (ROE) of 11.90%, return on capital employed of 15.00%, an operating margin of 6.08%, a net profit margin of 4.11%.

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