Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Equity Ratio fell 1.79% to 0.41 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.41, a 1.79% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.4, down 0.84% from a year prior.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 17 years of Equity Ratio data on record, last reported at 0.41 in Q1 2026.
- Equity Ratio reached 0.41 in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, up from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Equity Ratio for LINC hit a ceiling of 0.5 in Q3 2023 and a floor of 0.4 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.44 and a median of 0.44 in 2022 define the central range for Equity Ratio.
- Peak YoY movement for Equity Ratio: increased 14.91% in 2023, then decreased 15.48% in 2024.
- Tracing LINC's Equity Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.5 in 2022, then decreased by 2.77% to 0.48 in 2023, then dropped by 15.48% to 0.41 in 2024, then decreased by 0.84% to 0.4 in 2025, then increased by 0.88% to 0.41 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Equity Ratio for LINC at 0.41 in Q1 2026, 0.4 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -0.47 |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.58 |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.46 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 0.72 |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.67 |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 0.78 |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.40 |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 0.79 |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 0.41 |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 0.57 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.41 |