Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' (LINC) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $7.6 million in Q2 2026, up 128.99% year-over-year from $3.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 175.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$10.1 million in Q1 2026.
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has reported Free Cash Flow for 16 consecutive years, with $7.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 128.99% year-over-year to $7.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $24.5 million, a 139.2% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$27.3 million, up 0.86% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $7.6 million for Q2 2026 at Lincoln Educational Services, up from -$10.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $25.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$28.3 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$4.5 million and a median of -$2.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 697.23% in 2023 and slumped 864.08% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then surged by 697.23% to $9.9 million in 2023, then sank by 44.35% to $5.5 million in 2024, then soared by 352.36% to $25.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 69.75% to $7.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $7.6 million (Q2 2026), -$10.1 million (Q1 2026), and $25.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 142.94 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 518.75 Mn |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 83.78 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 32.62 Mn |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 97.52 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 67.30 Mn |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 76.11 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 292.72 Mn |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 478.24 Mn |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 764.19 Mn | 720.01 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 7.56 Mn |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -28.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.95 Mn |
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Lincoln Educational Services Free Cash Flow API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();