Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) reported Tax Rate of 22.21% for Q1 2026, down 900.0% year-over-year from 2.78% in Q1 2025, and up 170.33% quarter-over-quarter from 31.59% in Q4 2025.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 16 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 22.21% in Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 22.21%, down 900.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 233.75% (up 18865.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 48.0%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Tax Rate improved to 22.21% in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, from 31.59% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 173.71% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 31.59% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 37.2% and a median of 28.23% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Tax Rate soared 15278 bps in 2022, then plunged 8809 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 26.22% in 2022, then plunged by 115 bps to 3.82% in 2023, then surged by 1580 bps to 56.5% in 2024, then sank by 156 bps to 31.59% in 2025, then jumped by 170 bps to 22.21% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LINC's Tax Rate at 22.21% in Q1 2026, 31.59% in Q4 2025, and 28.24% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 11.20% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 20.92% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 24.35% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 25.61% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 26.13% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 23.49% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 4.69% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | -26.11% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 20.81% |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.43 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 22.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -31.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -31.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.82% |