Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) reported Times Interest Earned of $7.65 for Q1 2026, up 57.22% year-over-year from $4.87 in Q1 2025, and down 61.63% quarter-over-quarter from $19.95 in Q4 2025.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has 17 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $7.65 in Q1 2026.
- Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 came in at $7.65, up 57.22% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.43 (up 265.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $8.93, up 641.6% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned eased to $7.65 in Q1 2026 per LINC's latest filing, from $19.95 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $839.82 in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$61.95 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $74.16 and a median of $6.34 in 2025 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- On a YoY basis, Times Interest Earned climbed as much as 7322.66% in 2023 and fell as far as 488.81% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at $246.24 in 2022, then plunged by 125.16% to -$61.95 in 2023, then soared by 97.22% to -$1.72 in 2024, then surged by 1256.69% to $19.95 in 2025, then slumped by 61.63% to $7.65 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LINC's Times Interest Earned at $7.65 in Q1 2026, $19.95 in Q4 2025, and $6.34 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | - |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -8.77 |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.56 |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 6.70 |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | - |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | - |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | - |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.34 |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 41.36 |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.43 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 7.65 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.95 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.34 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.54 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.87 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.72 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.83 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.67 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -61.95 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 95.05 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 839.82 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -44.64 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 246.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 135.56 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.58 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.64 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.67 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.62 |