Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.38% for Q1 2026, up 292.0% year-over-year from 2.14% in Q1 2025, and up 4.82% quarter-over-quarter from 7.99% in Q4 2025.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 8.38% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 292.0% year-over-year to 8.38%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.38% (up 292.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.32%, up 328.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 8.38% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, from 7.99% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.15% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 3.19% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.96% across 5 years, with a median of 7.99% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1674 bps — and 2023, when it soared 609 bps.
- Lincoln Educational Services' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.89% in 2022, then surged by 88 bps to 12.97% in 2023, then tumbled by 65 bps to 4.6% in 2024, then surged by 74 bps to 7.99% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 8.38% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LINC's Return on Capital Employed at 8.38% in Q1 2026, 7.99% in Q4 2025, and 6.51% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 84.71 Bn | 82.71 Bn | 812.22 Mn | -61.66% |
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| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -401.26 Mn | 227.32 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 953.53 Mn | 909.35 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 8.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.62% |