Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 31.72 million for Q2 2026, up 0.3% from 31.63 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lincoln Educational Services' Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 31.62 million, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Lincoln Educational Services' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 31.46 million in FY2024 (+0.3%), 31.36 million in FY2023 (+21.2%), 25.88 million in FY2022 (-4.2%) and 27 million in FY2021 (+2.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with growth averaging 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 21.2%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 4.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 31.7 million (Q1 2026), 31.62 million (Q4 2025) and 31.62 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 136.62 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 154.91 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 137.75 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 | 34.03 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 127.60 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 49.24 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 41.48 Mn |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 705.18 Mn | 602.31 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 31.72 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.98 Mn |
API Access
Lincoln Educational Services Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();