Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) posted FCF Margin of 5.31% for Q2 2026, up 27.70 percentage points from -22.40% a year earlier and up 12.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Lincoln Educational Services was 4.30%, up 17.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -5.27%, up 0.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -11.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Lincoln Educational Services' FCF Margin was -6.26% in FY2024 (-2.26 pp), -4.00% in FY2023 (-1.68 pp), -2.33% in FY2022 (-8.27 pp) and 5.94% in FY2021 (-0.17 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -24.67% in Q3 2023 to a high of 17.50% in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 27.70 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 32.44 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was -6.99% (Q1 2026), 17.50% (Q4 2025) and 1.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 10.40% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 33.92% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 63.06% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 13.60% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 2.50% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.45% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 12.36% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 9.77% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 49.81% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 705.18 Mn | 602.31 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 5.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.31% |
| 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% |
API Access
Lincoln Educational Services FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();