LINC · Lincoln Educational Services Corp · Metrics
$21.32
-0.33 (-1.52%)
At close · Oct 21
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$686.77M
Shares
31.72M
Volume · Oct 21
439.26K
Avg daily vol (3M)
843.37K
LINC metrics
97 of 122 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$21.65
Market cap
$686.77M
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
-7.7%
Price change (30D)
-14.0%
Price change (3M)
-47.1%
Price change (6M)
-46.1%
Price change (YTD)
-10.4%
Price change (1Y)
-2.8%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+214.7%
52-week high
$55.68
52-week low
$17.80
Change from 52-week high
-61.1%
Change from 52-week low
+21.6%
Annualized volatility
55.5%
Annualized volatility (3M)
61.9%
Beta
0.8
RSI (14D)
31.6
Price vs SMA 50
-12.2%
Price vs SMA 200
-39.9%
Avg volume (3M)
843,368
Relative volume
1.1
Average dollar volume
$23.76M
Company
3 metricsSector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Education & Training Services
Shares outstanding
31.72M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
29.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.4%
PEG ratio
1.5
EV / revenue
1.3×
reciprocal yield 79.0%
EV / EBITDA
12.1×
reciprocal yield 8.3%
EV / EBIT
21.4×
reciprocal yield 4.7%
P / sales
1.2×
reciprocal yield 80.4%
P / book
3.5
reciprocal yield 28.5%
FCF yield
3.5%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
0.0%
P / FCF
28.9
reciprocal yield 3.5%
P / operating cash flow
7.5
reciprocal yield 13.2%
Earnings yield
3.2%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
31.8×
reciprocal yield 3.1%
P / E historical average (5Y)
21.2×
reciprocal yield 4.7%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
1.4×
reciprocal yield 72.4%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
1.0×
reciprocal yield 102.4%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
28.5×
reciprocal yield 3.5%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
19.0×
reciprocal yield 5.3%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
17.3×
reciprocal yield 5.8%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
11.8×
reciprocal yield 8.5%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
—
Shareholder yield
—
Dividend / share (TTM)
—
Dividend growth YoY
—
Dividend growth streak
—
Last ex-dividend
—
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
—
Last earnings
2026-08-10
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
59.8%
Operating margin
5.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
4.0%
Gross profit (TTM)
$341.56M
Operating profit (TTM)
$33.74M
Net income (TTM)
$22.80M
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$0.73
FCF margin
4.3%
Effective tax rate
21.6%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+22.4%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+25.2%
Revenue (TTM)
$570.78M
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+20.0%
Shares change YoY
+0.5%
Year over year · more shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+14.2%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+21.1%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
-15.6%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
FCF CAGR (5Y)
—
Quality
14 metricsReturn on equity
11.3%
Return on assets
4.3%
Debt / equity
0.3
Current ratio
1.0
EBITDA (TTM)
$59.85M
Free cash flow (TTM)
$24.53M
Quick ratio
0.9
Interest coverage
8.9
Net debt / EBITDA
0.2
Return on invested capital
12.3%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$12.72M
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$44.18M
Total assets
$529.78M
Total debt
$56.90M
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$94.02M
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$69.49M
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
$307.78M
Stock compensation (TTM)
$6.00M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
1.1%
Ownership (13F)
9 metrics13F filers
224
13F filer change QoQ
+31
Institutional ownership
93.6%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
3.2%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
46.4%
Private-fund adviser ownership
44.3%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+2.4%
Holder tenure
12.1
Price vs estimated holder cost
+77.1%
Ownership (registered funds)
1 metricsIndex-fund ownership
12.9%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
8.3%
Latest settlement · 3.5 days to cover
Days to cover
3.5d
Short-squeeze score
48 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
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Insider-sentiment score
—
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
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Key facts
CIK
1286613
CUSIP
533535100
13F (30d)
13 filings
13 filers
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