Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' (LINC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $139.2 million in Q2 2026, up 22.58% year-over-year from $113.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 1.23% quarter-over-quarter from $137.5 million in Q1 2026.
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has reported Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $139.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 22.58% year-over-year to $139.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $537.0 million, a 20.76% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $487.9 million, up 14.84% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $139.2 million for Q2 2026 at Lincoln Educational Services, up from $137.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $139.2 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $65.1 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $103.7 million and a median of $103.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses decreased 20.33% in 2023 and jumped 59.72% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $80.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 16.3% to $93.6 million in 2023, then grew by 15.91% to $108.4 million in 2024, then increased by 15.39% to $125.1 million in 2025, then gained by 11.28% to $139.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $139.2 million (Q2 2026), $137.5 million (Q1 2026), and $125.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 41.78 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 1.44 Bn |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 14.24 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 1.22 Bn |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 405.94 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 103.10 Mn |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 108.00 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 111.43 Mn |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 301.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 764.19 Mn | 720.01 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 139.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 139.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 137.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 125.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 135.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 113.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 114.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 108.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 108.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 104.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 103.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 93.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 97.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 65.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 80.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 86.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 81.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 83.31 Mn |
API Access
Lincoln Educational Services Operating Expenses API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();