Growth Metrics

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 25.49% to -$14.6 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$81.2 million, a 8.77% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$86.2 million, down 83.52% from a year prior.

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on record, last reported at -$14.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities reached -$14.6 million in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, up from -$18.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for LINC hit a ceiling of $16.1 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of -$26.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$9.5 million and a median of -$14.6 million in 2026 define the central range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • On a YoY basis, Cash from Investing Activities climbed as much as 11033.33% in 2023 and fell as far as 412.36% in 2023.
  • Tracing LINC's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$16.7 million in 2022, then surged by 173.87% to $12.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 300.91% to -$24.8 million in 2024, then rose by 25.05% to -$18.6 million in 2025, then increased by 21.18% to -$14.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Cash from Investing Activities for LINC at -$14.6 million in Q1 2026, -$18.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$21.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 10.50 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -8.30 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.08 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -84.64 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -7.06 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -36.89 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -10.18 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -14.63 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -2.53 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -14.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -14.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -18.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -18.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -21.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -21.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -26.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -26.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -19.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -19.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -24.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -24.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -19.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -19.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -11.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -11.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -17.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -17.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 16.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 16.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -3.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -3.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -16.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -16.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -147,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 -147,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 -1.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 43.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 43.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -482,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -482,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 -1.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -1.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -1.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -1.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -573,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 -573,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -639,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -639,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 -480,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 -480,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -73,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -73,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 -1.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -468,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -468,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 -980,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 -980,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 13.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 13.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -806,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 -806,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 -2.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -336,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 -336,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 -234,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 -234,000.00