Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) reported Free Cash Flow of -$10.1 million for Q1 2026, up 64.4% year-over-year from -$6.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 140.24% quarter-over-quarter from $25.0 million in Q4 2025.

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$10.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$10.1 million, up 64.4% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$9.1 million (up 76.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$27.3 million, up 0.86% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$10.1 million in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, from $25.0 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 -$5.2 million and a median of -$2.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 697.23% in 2023, then sank 864.08% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$1.7 million in 2022, then soared by 697.23% to $9.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 44.35% to $5.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 352.36% to $25.0 million in 2025, then sank by 140.24% to -$10.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LINC's Free Cash Flow at -$10.1 million in Q1 2026, $25.0 million in Q4 2025, and $2.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 53.60 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 204.40 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -169.95 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.43 Bn 1.42 Bn 120.06 Mn -10.06 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -10.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -26.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -26.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -13.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -13.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -16.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -16.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.93 Mn