Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 1707.0% to 6.99% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.67%, a 696.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 5.27%, up 99.0% from a year prior.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on record, last reported at 6.99% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin reached 6.99% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, down from 17.5% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for LINC hit a ceiling of 17.5% in Q4 2025 and a floor of 24.67% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 5.1% and a median of 2.63% in 2024 define the central range for FCF Margin.
- Peak YoY movement for FCF Margin: tumbled -3244bps in 2023, then soared 1707bps in 2026.
- Tracing LINC's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.81% in 2022, then soared by 635bps to 9.69% in 2023, then crashed by -52bps to 4.63% in 2024, then soared by 278bps to 17.5% in 2025, then tumbled by -140bps to 6.99% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for LINC at 6.99% in Q1 2026, 17.5% in Q4 2025, and 1.44% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (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 | 3.93% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 19.66% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 28.01% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 29.13% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 30.51% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | -11.94% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 25.27% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | -6.99% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 34.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -24.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -18.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.78% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.79% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -12.20% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.74% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 26.62% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -18.89% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.10% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.27% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.68% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -18.27% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.19% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.93% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -16.99% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.84% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -15.04% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -18.85% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.71% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.81% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -14.72% |