Growth Metrics

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Net Margin fell 35.0% to 24.4% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 19.54% through Mar 2026, down 238.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 19.54% for FY2025, 234.0% down from the prior year.

Grand Canyon Education filings provide 17 years of Net Margin readings, the most recent being 24.4% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin hit 24.4% in Q1 2026 for Grand Canyon Education, down from 28.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 29.0% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 6.23% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 20.4%, with a median of 23.79% recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Net Margin crashed -1175bps in 2022 before it soared 173bps in 2023.
  • Grand Canyon Education's Net Margin stood at 27.46% in 2022, then increased by 6bps to 29.0% in 2023, then fell by -4bps to 27.91% in 2024, then grew by 1bps to 28.15% in 2025, then dropped by -13bps to 24.4% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LOPE's Net Margin are 24.4% (Q1 2026), 28.15% (Q4 2025), and 6.23% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -17.22%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 2.49%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.40%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 14.16%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 24.33%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.22%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 10.72%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 3.03%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 10.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.40%
Dec 31, 2025 28.15%
Sep 30, 2025 6.23%
Jun 30, 2025 16.79%
Mar 31, 2025 24.75%
Dec 31, 2024 27.91%
Sep 30, 2024 17.40%
Jun 30, 2024 15.33%
Mar 31, 2024 24.76%
Dec 31, 2023 29.00%
Sep 30, 2023 16.10%
Jun 30, 2023 13.76%
Mar 31, 2023 23.81%
Dec 31, 2022 27.46%
Sep 30, 2022 14.38%
Jun 30, 2022 12.80%
Mar 31, 2022 23.79%
Dec 31, 2021 33.86%
Sep 30, 2021 23.05%
Jun 30, 2021 24.55%
Mar 31, 2021 32.97%
Dec 31, 2020 36.41%
Sep 30, 2020 26.23%
Jun 30, 2020 25.31%
Mar 31, 2020 41.96%
Dec 31, 2019 35.95%
Sep 30, 2019 30.09%
Jun 30, 2019 29.24%
Mar 31, 2019 37.13%
Dec 31, 2018 42.54%
Sep 30, 2018 21.72%
Jun 30, 2018 19.44%
Mar 31, 2018 26.73%
Dec 31, 2017 25.15%
Sep 30, 2017 16.64%
Jun 30, 2017 18.25%
Mar 31, 2017 22.53%
Dec 31, 2016 19.61%
Sep 30, 2016 13.90%
Jun 30, 2016 14.44%