Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) reported Operating Expenses of $213.3 million for Q1 2026, up 5.97% on a YoY basis from $201.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.63% quarter-over-quarter from $200.0 million in Q4 2025.

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Grand Canyon Education has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $213.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.97% year-over-year to $213.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $852.2 million (up 10.86% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $840.2 million, up 10.9% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $213.3 million, up from $200.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $243.1 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $165.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $188.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $184.7 million in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 27.88% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 3.89% in 2025.
  • Grand Canyon Education's Operating Expenses stood at $168.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.42% to $180.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 6.68% to $192.5 million in 2024, then gained by 3.89% to $200.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 6.63% to $213.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $213.3 million (Q1 2026), $200.0 million (Q4 2025), and $243.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -27.37 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 11.13 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.18 Bn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 395.69 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 102.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 213.30 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 395.25 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 221.06 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 158.62 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 154.77 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 213.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 200.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 243.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 195.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 201.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 192.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 190.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 184.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 190.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 180.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 180.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 175.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 175.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 168.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 173.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 165.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 166.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 148.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 161.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 151.24 Mn