Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) reported EBITDA Margin of 30.92% for Q1 2026, up 617.0% on a YoY basis from 4.31% in Q1 2025, and up 196.17% quarter-over-quarter from 32.15% in Q4 2025.

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Grand Canyon Education has reported EBITDA Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 30.92% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 617.0% year-over-year to 30.92%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.99% (down 1932.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.31%, down 2135.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.92%, up from 32.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 35.14% in Q4 2023, with the low at 32.15% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 18.92% across 5 years, with a median of 20.22% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — EBITDA Margin sank 6634 bps — and 2026, when it soared 617 bps.
  • Grand Canyon Education's EBITDA Margin stood at 35.05% in 2022, then climbed by 0 bps to 35.14% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 34.19% in 2024, then sank by 194 bps to 32.15% in 2025, then soared by 196 bps to 30.92% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 30.92% (Q1 2026), 32.15% (Q4 2025), and 6.9% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 6.17%
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 18.75%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 28.47%
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 13.43%
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.45 Bn 1.43 Bn 120.06 Mn 4.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.92%
Dec 31, 2025 -32.15%
Sep 30, 2025 6.90%
Jun 30, 2025 16.86%
Mar 31, 2025 24.75%
Dec 31, 2024 34.19%
Sep 30, 2024 20.22%
Jun 30, 2024 15.33%
Mar 31, 2024 24.74%
Dec 31, 2023 35.14%
Sep 30, 2023 18.72%
Jun 30, 2023 13.63%
Mar 31, 2023 23.86%
Dec 31, 2022 35.05%
Sep 30, 2022 17.01%
Jun 30, 2022 12.76%
Mar 31, 2022 23.66%
Dec 31, 2021 40.74%
Sep 30, 2021 21.92%
Jun 30, 2021 24.52%