Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' (LINC) quarterly Net Margin came in at 1.37% in Q2 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year from 1.33% in Q2 2025, and down 54.89% quarter-over-quarter from 3.03% in Q1 2026.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has reported Net Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 1.37% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 3.0% year-over-year to 1.37% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 3.99%, a 142.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.86%, up 212.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 1.37% for Q2 2026 at Lincoln Educational Services, down from 3.03% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 19.44% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 0.66% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 3.67% and a median of 2.37% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin soared 1950 bps in 2023 and tumbled 2010 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 9.15% in 2022, then retreated by 28 bps to 6.62% in 2023, then tumbled by 42 bps to 3.85% in 2024, then soared by 131 bps to 8.89% in 2025, then tumbled by 85 bps to 1.37% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.37% (Q2 2026), 3.03% (Q1 2026), and 8.89% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 11.32% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 7.27% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 22.26% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 21.68% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 14.31% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 11.84% |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 5.22% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 12.81% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 38.34% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 764.19 Mn | 720.01 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 1.37% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.97% |
Lincoln Educational Services Net Margin API
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