Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% to 0.0% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.0%, a 0.0% change, with the full-year FY2024 number at 0.0%, changed N/A from a year prior.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on record, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital reached 0.0% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, down from 8.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for LINC hit a ceiling of 8.9% in Q4 2025 and a floor of 0.01% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.74% and a median of 0.0% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: tumbled -369bps in 2024, then skyrocketed 890bps in 2025.
- Tracing LINC's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 399380bps to 3.69% in 2023, then plummeted by -100bps to 0.0% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 10465969bps to 8.9% in 2025, then crashed by -100bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for LINC at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 8.9% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.00% |