Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' (LINC) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 2.32% in Q2 2026, down 15.0% year-over-year from 2.73% in Q2 2025, and down 47.8% quarter-over-quarter from 4.45% in Q1 2026.
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has reported EBITDA Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 2.32% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 15.0% year-over-year to 2.32% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 5.91%, a 99.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.85%, up 240.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 2.32% for Q2 2026 at Lincoln Educational Services, down from 4.45% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 26.53% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 1.28% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 5.3% and a median of 3.67% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin soared 2604 bps in 2023 and plunged 2761 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 12.34% in 2022, then declined by 29 bps to 8.74% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 9.16% in 2024, then jumped by 36 bps to 12.41% in 2025, then tumbled by 81 bps to 2.32% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 2.32% (Q2 2026), 4.45% (Q1 2026), and 12.41% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 20.99% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 7.82% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 18.09% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 764.19 Mn | 720.01 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 2.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.32% |
| 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 | 9.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.74% |
| 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 | 38.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.45% |
API Access
Lincoln Educational Services EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "LINC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();