Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) reported Free Cash Flow of $86.5 million for Q1 2026, up 47.37% on a YoY basis from $58.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 33.7% quarter-over-quarter from $130.4 million in Q4 2025.

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Grand Canyon Education has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at $86.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 47.37% year-over-year to $86.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $300.5 million (up 31.48% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $272.7 million, up 7.89% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $86.5 million, down from $130.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $135.5 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$60.3 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $60.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $82.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 2041.65% — and 2024, when it jumped 52.3%.
  • Grand Canyon Education's Free Cash Flow stood at $135.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 21.76% to $106.0 million in 2023, then rose by 18.9% to $126.1 million in 2024, then grew by 3.47% to $130.4 million in 2025, then sank by 33.7% to $86.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $86.5 million (Q1 2026), $130.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$48.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 53.60 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 204.40 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -169.95 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 77.31 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 86.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 86.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 130.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 130.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -48.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -48.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 131.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 131.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 58.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 58.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 126.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 126.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -55.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -55.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 82.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 82.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 106.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 106.03 Mn