Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.13 in Q2 2026, down 11.6% from 3.54 a year earlier and down 59.1% from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lincoln Educational Services' Interest Coverage Ratio was 8.94 through Jun 30, 2026, up 10.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.93, up 50.9% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.92 in FY2024 (-93.8%), 96.13 in FY2023 (-5.5%), 101.74 in FY2022 (+316.2%) and 24.45 in FY2021 (+110.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 16.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 725.3%); the worst was Q3 2024 (a decline of 90.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, LINC's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 7.65 (Q1 2026), 19.95 (Q4 2025) and 6.34 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 3.58 |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | - |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 53.60 |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 4.87 |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 9.74 |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 5.69 |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 705.18 Mn | 602.31 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 3.13 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.13 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.95 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.34 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.54 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.87 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.83 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.67 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.82 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 95.05 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 839.82 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -44.64 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 246.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 135.56 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.58 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.84 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.67 |
API Access
Lincoln Educational Services Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();