Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' Operating Margin was 2.32% in Q2 2026, down 0.15 percentage points from 2.47% a year earlier and down 2.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lincoln Educational Services' Operating Margin was 5.91% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.99 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.85%, up 2.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +0.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 3.45% in FY2024 (-5.37 pp), 8.82% in FY2023 (+4.15 pp), 4.67% in FY2022 (-10.02 pp) and 14.69% in FY2021 (+9.65 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.80 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 26.04 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 27.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LINC's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 4.45% (Q1 2026), 12.41% (Q4 2025) and 4.45% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 22.84% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 19.16% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.18% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.83% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 637.30 Mn | 534.43 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 2.32% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.45% |
Lincoln Educational Services Operating Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LINC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();