Growth Metrics

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Change in Cash rose 91.33% to -$15.6 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$48.4 million through Mar 2026, up 6.45% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$212.9 million for FY2025, 219.49% down from the prior year.

Grand Canyon Education filings provide 17 years of Change in Cash readings, the most recent being -$15.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Cash hit -$15.6 million in Q1 2026 for Grand Canyon Education, down from $14.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $89.6 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$399.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is -$29.7 million, with a median of $14.5 million recorded in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Change in Cash crashed 1901.04% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 423.59% in 2024.
  • Grand Canyon Education's Change in Cash stood at $80.5 million in 2022, then rose by 11.28% to $89.6 million in 2023, then crashed by 31.88% to $61.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 76.28% to $14.5 million in 2025, then plummeted by 207.87% to -$15.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LOPE's Change in Cash are -$15.6 million (Q1 2026), $14.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$95.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn -77.45 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 10.91 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -15.62 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 116.95 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 32.84 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -3.86 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 11.31 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -11.83 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 44.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -15.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 14.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -94.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 47.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -180.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 61.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 49.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 89.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -86.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 37.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -15.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 80.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -99.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -62.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -399.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 539.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -8.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -156.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -19.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 78.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -5.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 40.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 9.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 2.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 53.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -22.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -93.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 75.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -115.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -94.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 67.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -7.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 110.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -19.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 30.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -4.24 Mn