Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Grand Canyon Education's (LOPE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 33.87% in Q2 2026, up 212.0% YoY from 10.85% in Q2 2025, and up 4.28% on a QoQ basis from 32.48% in Q1 2026.
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 33.87% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 212.0% year-over-year to 33.87% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 33.87% (up 212.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 29.69%, down 220.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 33.87% in Q2 2026, from 32.48% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 36.1% in Q3 2022 to a low of 28.97% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 31.66% and a median of 31.34% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1834 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 404 bps.
- Tracing LOPE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 33.5% in 2022, then retreated by 7 bps to 31.17% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 30.78% in 2024, then decreased by 4 bps to 29.45% in 2025, then gained by 15 bps to 33.87% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 33.87% (Q2 2026), 32.48% (Q1 2026), and 29.45% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.78 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 204.08 Mn | 33.87% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.76% |