Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 149.0% to 3.89% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.51%, a 342.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2024 number at 3.34%, changed N/A from a year prior.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on record, last reported at 3.89% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin reached 3.89% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, up from 7.14% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBT Margin for LINC hit a ceiling of 27.11% in Q2 2023 and a floor of 25.57% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 2.27% and a median of 2.4% in 2025 define the central range for EBT Margin.
- Peak YoY movement for EBT Margin: tumbled -3821bps in 2023, then surged 3441bps in 2024.
- Tracing LINC's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 12.64% in 2022, then crashed by -302bps to 25.57% in 2023, then soared by 135bps to 8.84% in 2024, then tumbled by -181bps to 7.14% in 2025, then surged by 155bps to 3.89% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EBT Margin for LINC at 3.89% in Q1 2026, 7.14% in Q4 2025, and 3.74% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -19.01% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.29% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -10.02% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 31.90% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 30.72% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.17% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 13.82% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 3.89% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 11.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -25.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.92% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.35% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.22% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.52% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.49% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.91% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -4.59% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -8.56% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.25% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -0.78% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -6.63% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -11.03% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.80% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -2.14% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -10.86% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -16.67% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -25.60% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.57% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -4.54% |