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

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) reported Net Cash Flow of -$11.8 million for Q1 2026, up 61.37% year-over-year from -$7.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 178.66% quarter-over-quarter from $15.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$11.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$11.8 million, up 61.37% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$12.0 million (up 70.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$30.8 million, down 46.48% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow slipped to -$11.8 million in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, from $15.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $34.3 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$30.6 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.9 million and a median of -$5.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Net Cash Flow climbed as much as 1781.6% in 2023 and fell as far as 1032.99% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$19.3 million in 2022, then soared by 277.3% to $34.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 84.51% to $5.3 million in 2024, then soared by 183.17% to $15.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 178.66% to -$11.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LINC's Net Cash Flow at -$11.8 million in Q1 2026, $15.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net 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 12.33 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn -73.86 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 90.20 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 116.95 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -15.62 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -261.47 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -3.86 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 32.84 Mn
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.43 Bn 1.42 Bn 120.06 Mn -11.83 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -11.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -11.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -11.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -11.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -30.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -30.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -13.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -13.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 34.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 34.28 Mn