Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 100.02% quarter-over-quarter from 8.9% in Q4 2025.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 0.0%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, from 8.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 8.9% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.01% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.74% and a median of 0.0% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital sank 369 bps in 2024, then surged 890 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 399380 bps to 3.69% in 2023, then tumbled by 100 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then jumped by 10465969 bps to 8.9% in 2025, then slumped by 100 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LINC's Return on Invested Capital 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 | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.43 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 120.06 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% |