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

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) reported FCF Margin of 28.01% for Q1 2026, up 773.0% on a YoY basis from 3.21% in Q1 2025, and down 33.84% quarter-over-quarter from 42.34% in Q4 2025.

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

Grand Canyon Education has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 28.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 773.0% year-over-year to 28.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.69% (up 488.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.65%, up 19.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 28.01%, down from 42.34% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 53.19% in Q2 2025, with the low at 28.87% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 22.82% across 5 years, with a median of 30.17% in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 1082 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 2751 bps in 2022.
  • Grand Canyon Education's FCF Margin stood at 52.38% in 2022, then declined by 27 bps to 38.1% in 2023, then gained by 13 bps to 43.09% in 2024, then decreased by 2 bps to 42.34% in 2025, then sank by 34 bps to 28.01% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 28.01% (Q1 2026), 42.34% (Q4 2025), and 18.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn 19.66%
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.93%
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 41.97%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 29.13%
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 28.01%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn -11.94%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.51%
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 25.27%
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.45 Bn 1.43 Bn 120.06 Mn -6.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.01%
Dec 31, 2025 42.34%
Sep 30, 2025 -18.43%
Jun 30, 2025 53.19%
Mar 31, 2025 20.28%
Dec 31, 2024 43.09%
Sep 30, 2024 -23.15%
Jun 30, 2024 43.50%
Mar 31, 2024 30.17%
Dec 31, 2023 38.10%
Sep 30, 2023 -20.93%
Jun 30, 2023 40.42%
Mar 31, 2023 21.75%
Dec 31, 2022 52.38%
Sep 30, 2022 -28.87%
Jun 30, 2022 37.86%
Mar 31, 2022 28.19%
Dec 31, 2021 41.57%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.36%
Jun 30, 2021 64.02%