Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) reported Shares Outstanding of 31.26 million for Q2 2026, up 0.9% from 30.99 million a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lincoln Educational Services posted Shares Outstanding of 30.94 million, up 1.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 30.58 million in FY2024 (+1.6%), 30.11 million in FY2023 (+16.3%), 25.88 million in FY2022 (+3.2%) and 25.08 million in FY2021 (+1.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now increased in each of the last 38 quarters, with growth averaging 1.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ranged from 0.9% (Q2 2026) to 18.8% (Q3 2023).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 31.13 million (Q1 2026), 30.94 million (Q4 2025) and 31 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 137.52 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 157.85 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 571.26 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 139.21 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 4.27 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 35.05 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 127.80 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 51.54 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 42.72 Mn |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 705.18 Mn | 602.31 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 31.26 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.14 Mn |
API Access
Lincoln Educational Services Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();