Growth Metrics

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 19.83% to $1.4 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $5.7 million, a 20.75% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $5.5 million, up 18.56% from a year prior.

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Share-based Compensation data on record, last reported at $1.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation reached $1.4 million in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, up from $1.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for LINC hit a ceiling of $2.6 million in Q2 2023 and a floor of $500000.0 in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 million and a median of $1.2 million in 2025 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: skyrocketed 420.0% in 2023, then tumbled 61.54% in 2024.
  • Tracing LINC's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $744000.0 in 2022, then soared by 148.66% to $1.8 million in 2023, then crashed by 31.08% to $1.3 million in 2024, then grew by 10.35% to $1.4 million in 2025, then rose by 2.63% to $1.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for LINC at $1.4 million in Q1 2026, $1.4 million in Q4 2025, and $1.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.50 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 2.62 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 3.60 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 5.40 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 3.20 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 3.90 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 5.39 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 1.44 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 2.33 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 700,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 700,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 2.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 812,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 812,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 744,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 744,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 600,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 600,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 500,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 500,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 1.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 796,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 796,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 800,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 800,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 800,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 800,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 493,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 493,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 400,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 400,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 100,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 100,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 300,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 300,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 291,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 291,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 219,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 219,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 200,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 200,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 200,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 200,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 52,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 52,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 20,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 20,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 100,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 100,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 100,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 100,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 429,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 429,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 272,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 272,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 300,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 300,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 300,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 300,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 361,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 361,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 354,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 354,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 400,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 400,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 300,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 300,000.00