Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 155.0% to 4.45% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.11%, a 458.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 5.85%, up 515.0% from a year prior.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 17 years of EBIT Margin data on record, last reported at 4.45% in Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin reached 4.45% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, down from 12.41% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for LINC hit a ceiling of 26.53% in Q2 2023 and a floor of 16.5% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 3.4% and a median of 2.47% in 2025 define the central range for EBIT Margin.
- On a YoY basis, EBIT Margin climbed as much as 2604bps in 2023 and fell as far as -2884bps in 2023.
- Tracing LINC's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 12.34% in 2022, then tumbled by -234bps to 16.5% in 2023, then surged by 94bps to 0.97% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 1379bps to 12.41% in 2025, then plummeted by -64bps to 4.45% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EBIT Margin for LINC at 4.45% in Q1 2026, 12.41% in Q4 2025, and 4.45% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -16.93% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 4.68% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -10.10% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 30.92% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 20.49% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 28.47% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.15% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 13.43% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 4.45% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 12.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.29% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.60% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.87% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.92% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.60% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.95% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -3.29% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -7.69% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.21% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.11% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.76% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -10.12% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.53% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -9.75% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -8.77% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -25.86% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.90% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -4.75% |