Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Lincoln Educational Services' (LINC) Times Interest Earned was 3.13 for Q2 2026, down 11.6% from 3.54 a year earlier and down 59.1% from the prior quarter.
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Lincoln Educational Services' Times Interest Earned came in at 8.94, up 10.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.93, up 50.9% from FY2024.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 5.92 in FY2024 (-93.8%), 96.13 in FY2023 (-5.5%), 101.74 in FY2022 (+316.2%) and 24.45 in FY2021 (+110.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned gained in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 16.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 725.3%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 90.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 7.65 (Q1 2026), 19.95 (Q4 2025) and 6.34 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 3.58 |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | - |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 53.60 |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 4.87 |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 9.74 |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 5.69 |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lincoln Educational Services | 705.18 Mn | 602.31 Mn | 82.93 Mn | 3.13 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.13 |
| 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 | 16.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.83 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.67 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.82 |
| 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 | 29.84 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.67 |
Lincoln Educational Services Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=LINC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();