Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 2.32% for Q2 2026, down 0.15 percentage points from 2.47% a year earlier and down 2.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Lincoln Educational Services reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 5.91%, up 0.99 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.85%, up 2.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +0.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.45% in FY2024 (-5.37 pp), 8.82% in FY2023 (+4.15 pp), 4.67% in FY2022 (-10.02 pp) and 14.69% in FY2021 (+9.65 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.80 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 26.04 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 27.61 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LINC's Return on Sales [ROS] at 4.45% (Q1 2026), 12.41% (Q4 2025) and 4.45% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 20.99% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 18.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 6.42% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 10.24% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 705.18 Mn | 602.31 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 2.32% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.45% |
Lincoln Educational Services Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "LINC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();