Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 638.0% to 8.38% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.38%, a 638.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 8.32%, up 730.0% from a year prior.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 8.38% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 8.38% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, up from 7.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LINC hit a ceiling of 16.96% in Q2 2023 and a floor of 5.61% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 4.01% and a median of 2.91% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: surged 1673bps in 2023, then crashed -2257bps in 2024.
- Tracing LINC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.89% in 2022, then plummeted by -58bps to 2.91% in 2023, then crashed by -68bps to 0.94% in 2024, then surged by 754bps to 7.99% in 2025, then rose by 5bps to 8.38% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for LINC at 8.38% in Q1 2026, 7.99% in Q4 2025, and 3.16% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 9.78% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 13.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.76% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.62% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.59% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 12.17% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.32% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.62% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 10.58% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.69% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.33% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -1.21% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -2.80% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -5.67% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -3.03% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -4.00% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -5.86% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -44.32% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -40.71% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -30.55% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -26.16% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -5.78% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.25% |