Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.38% for Q1 2026, up 638.0% year-over-year from 1.13% 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 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.38% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.38%, up 638.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.38% (up 638.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.32%, up 730.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 8.38% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, from 7.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.96% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 5.61% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 4.01% and a median of 2.91% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 1673 bps in 2023, then slumped 2257 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.89% in 2022, then tumbled by 58 bps to 2.91% in 2023, then tumbled by 68 bps to 0.94% in 2024, then surged by 754 bps to 7.99% in 2025, then climbed 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 3.16% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 4.10% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 6.44% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.43 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 8.38% |
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% |