For the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation reported $588.57M of revenue and $23.72M of net income.
LINC revenue was $159.18M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 12.6% from a year earlier and up 11.7% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $518.24M, up 17.8% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +12.1% over 5 years and +5.4% over 10 years. It rose in 8 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.
LINC net income was $4.72M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 24.1% from a year earlier and up 142.3% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $20.00M, up 102.2% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was -16.3% over 5 years. It rose in 3 of the last 6 fiscal years.
LINC diluted EPS was $0.15 in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 25.0% from a year earlier and up 150.0% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $0.64, up 100.0% from fiscal 2024.
LINC free cash flow was -$3.36M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with $2.03M a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2025 it was -$27.32M, compared with -$27.56M in fiscal 2024.
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $518.24M | $440.06M | $378.07M | $348.29M | $335.34M | $293.10M | $273.34M | $263.20M | $261.85M | $285.56M |
| Cost of revenue | $205.39M | $181.76M | $162.28M | $148.75M | $138.93M | $122.20M | $123.50M | $125.37M | $129.41M | $144.43M |
| Gross profit | $312.85M | $258.31M | $215.79M | $199.54M | $196.41M | $170.90M | $149.85M | $137.83M | $132.44M | $141.13M |
| Selling, general and admin | $282.95M | $243.80M | $209.13M | $182.39M | $168.92M | $156.20M | $145.18M | $141.24M | $138.78M | $148.45M |
| Operating income | $30.31M | $15.18M | $33.36M | $16.28M | $49.26M | $14.78M | $5.24M | -$3.95M | -$4.72M | -$28.91M |
| Interest expense | $3.39M | $2.56M | $347.0K | $160.0K | $2.02M | $1.27M | $2.96M | $2.42M | $7.10M | $6.13M |
| Pre-tax income | $26.12M | $14.71M | $35.64M | $16.44M | $47.25M | $13.51M | $2.28M | -$6.34M | -$11.76M | -$28.10M |
| Income tax | $6.12M | $4.82M | $9.64M | $3.80M | $12.53M | -$35.06M | $268.0K | $200.0K | -$274.0K | $200.0K |
| Net income | $20.00M | $9.89M | $26.00M | $12.63M | $34.72M | $48.56M | $2.02M | -$11.48M | -$11.48M | -$28.30M |
| EPS, basic | $0.65 | $0.32 | $0.86 | $0.36 | $1.04 | $1.49 | $0.08 | -$0.48 | -$0.48 | -$1.21 |
| EPS, diluted | $0.64 | $0.32 | $0.85 | $0.36 | $1.04 | $1.49 | $0.08 | -$0.48 | -$0.48 | -$1.21 |
| Diluted shares | 31,260 | 30,891 | 30,541 | 25.9M | 25.1M | 24.7M | 24.6M | 23.9M | 23.9M | 23.5M |
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $28.52M | $59.27M | $80.27M | $50.29M | $83.31M | $38.03M | $38.64M | $45.95M | $54.55M | $47.72M |
| Short-term investments | - | - | $0 | $14.76M | $0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | $36.93M | $42.98M | $35.69M | $37.17M | $26.16M | $30.02M | $20.65M | $18.68M | $15.79M | $15.38M |
| Inventory | $3.99M | $3.05M | $2.95M | $2.62M | $2.72M | $2.39M | $1.61M | $1.45M | $1.66M | $1.69M |
| Current assets | $87.03M | $111.25M | $134.66M | $114.14M | $121.63M | $74.16M | $50.48M | $57.11M | $44.72M | $64.54M |
| Goodwill | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M |
| Total assets | $493.16M | $436.56M | $345.25M | $291.57M | $295.30M | $245.19M | $194.76M | $146.04M | $155.21M | $163.21M |
| Current liabilities | $100.71M | $90.21M | $73.41M | $55.02M | $65.88M | $66.84M | $57.20M | $64.58M | $47.48M | $66.26M |
| Short-term debt | $0 | - | - | - | $0 | $2.00M | $2.00M | $15.00M | $0 | $11.71M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | $15.21M | $32.03M | $33.77M | $52.59M | $30.24M |
| Total debt | $0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | $17.21M | $34.03M | $48.77M | $52.59M | $41.96M |
| Total liabilities | $293.48M | $258.29M | $178.44M | $146.69M | $153.90M | $142.14M | $139.63M | $106.17M | $109.40M | $108.28M |
| Shareholders' equity | $199.69M | $178.26M | $166.80M | $144.88M | $129.42M | $91.07M | $43.15M | $39.87M | $45.81M | $54.93M |
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $59.31M | $29.31M | $25.56M | $882.0K | $27.45M | $23.48M | $988.0K | -$1.69M | -$11.32M | -$6.11M |
| Capital expenditures | $86.63M | $56.87M | $40.70M | $8.99M | $7.53M | $5.58M | $5.38M | $4.70M | $4.75M | $3.60M |
| Free cash flow | -$27.32M | -$27.56M | -$15.14M | -$8.10M | $19.92M | $17.91M | -$4.40M | -$6.39M | -$16.08M | -$9.70M |
| Investing cash flow | -$86.20M | -$46.97M | $7.37M | -$21.35M | $37.85M | -$5.48M | -$4.81M | -$2.35M | $10.71M | -$3.15M |
| Financing cash flow | -$3.87M | -$3.33M | -$2.94M | -$12.55M | -$20.01M | -$18.62M | -$3.48M | -$4.57M | $7.45M | -$4.07M |
| Dividends paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0 |
| Share repurchases | - | $0 | $891.0K | $9.45M | $0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.49M | $4.63M | $5.89M | $3.11M | $2.89M | $1.69M | $679.0K | $522.0K | $1.22M | $1.44M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $19.16M | $11.33M | $6.60M | $6.36M | $7.14M | $7.40M | $8.12M | $8.42M | $8.70M | $11.07M |
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | 17.8% | 16.4% | 8.6% | 3.9% | 14.4% | 7.2% | 3.9% | 0.5% | -8.3% | -6.7% |
| Net income growth, YoY | 102.2% | -62.0% | 105.8% | -63.6% | -28.5% | 2310.2% | - | - | - | - |
| EPS growth, YoY | 100.0% | -62.4% | - | -65.4% | -30.2% | 1762.5% | - | - | - | - |
| Gross margin | 60.4% | 58.7% | 57.1% | 57.3% | 58.6% | 58.3% | 54.8% | 52.4% | 50.6% | 49.4% |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 4.7% | 14.7% | 5.0% | 1.9% | -1.5% | -1.8% | -10.1% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 2.2% | 6.9% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 16.6% | 0.7% | -4.4% | -4.4% | -9.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | -5.3% | -6.3% | -4.0% | -2.3% | 5.9% | 6.1% | -1.6% | -2.4% | -6.1% | -3.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.0% | 5.5% | 15.6% | 8.7% | 26.8% | 53.3% | 4.7% | -28.8% | -25.1% | -51.5% |
| Return on assets | 4.1% | 2.3% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 11.8% | 19.8% | 1.0% | -7.9% | -7.4% | -17.3% |
| Current ratio | 0.86 | 1.23 | 1.83 | 2.07 | 1.85 | 1.11 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.97 |
| Debt to equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.79 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 0.76 |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $159.18M | $142.56M | $143.96M | $142.87M | $141.39M | $116.47M | $117.51M | $119.37M | $114.41M | $102.91M | $103.37M | $102.52M |
| Cost of revenue | $67.12M | $59.63M | $58.39M | $53.91M | $57.28M | $46.79M | $47.41M | $45.12M | $48.05M | $45.56M | $43.02M | $41.02M |
| Gross profit | $92.06M | $82.93M | $85.56M | $88.97M | $84.11M | $69.68M | $70.10M | $74.25M | $66.36M | $57.35M | $60.34M | $61.50M |
| Selling, general and admin | $84.34M | $79.65M | $79.15M | $71.17M | $77.81M | $67.06M | $66.90M | $62.11M | $63.34M | $57.87M | $60.49M | $52.53M |
| Operating income | $7.70M | $3.31M | $6.41M | $17.73M | $6.29M | $2.88M | $3.41M | $10.93M | $5.82M | -$1.12M | -$458.0K | $8.96M |
| Interest expense | $1.11M | $1.06M | $837.0K | $889.0K | $991.0K | $813.0K | $701.0K | $672.0K | $659.0K | $667.0K | $567.0K | $273.0K |
| Pre-tax income | $6.59M | $2.26M | $5.60M | $15.92M | $5.29M | $2.08M | $2.83M | $10.56M | $5.63M | -$1.15M | -$327.0K | $9.43M |
| Income tax | $1.87M | $315.0K | $1.24M | $3.22M | $1.50M | $522.0K | $882.0K | $3.72M | $1.67M | -$463.0K | -$113.0K | $2.63M |
| Net income | $4.72M | $1.95M | $4.36M | $12.70M | $3.80M | $1.55M | $1.94M | $6.83M | $3.95M | -$682.0K | -$214.0K | $6.79M |
| EPS, basic | $0.15 | $0.06 | $0.14 | - | $0.12 | $0.05 | $0.06 | - | $0.13 | -$0.02 | -$0.01 | - |
| EPS, diluted | $0.15 | $0.06 | $0.14 | - | $0.12 | $0.05 | $0.06 | - | $0.13 | -$0.02 | -$0.01 | - |
| Diluted shares | 31.4M | 31.4M | 31.3M | - | 31.3M | 31.3M | 31.1M | - | 31.0M | 30.7M | 30.3M | - |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $20.63M | $44.18M | $16.69M | $28.52M | $13.48M | $16.70M | $28.66M | $59.27M | $53.96M | $66.99M | $69.78M | $80.27M |
| Short-term investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0 |
| Receivables | $39.40M | $45.87M | $41.73M | $36.93M | $51.13M | $47.26M | $47.28M | $42.98M | $53.12M | $43.58M | $40.48M | $35.69M |
| Inventory | $3.71M | $4.08M | $2.49M | $3.99M | $3.09M | $4.50M | $2.39M | $3.05M | $2.71M | $2.35M | $2.42M | $2.95M |
| Current assets | $71.00M | $106.25M | $76.40M | $87.03M | $77.33M | $79.63M | $86.38M | $111.25M | $115.44M | $119.39M | $118.75M | $134.66M |
| Goodwill | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M |
| Total assets | $517.13M | $529.78M | $486.73M | $493.16M | $466.94M | $447.32M | $427.43M | $436.56M | $404.02M | $366.38M | $355.16M | $345.25M |
| Current liabilities | $120.93M | $110.95M | $92.30M | $100.71M | $95.88M | $88.25M | $83.10M | $90.21M | $73.45M | $66.89M | $59.88M | $73.41M |
| Short-term debt | $268.0K | - | - | $0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long-term debt | $24.75M | $26.00M | $5.00M | $0 | $8.00M | $13.00M | - | $0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total debt | $25.02M | $26.00M | $5.00M | $0 | $8.00M | $13.00M | - | $0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total liabilities | $329.45M | $327.39M | $287.91M | $293.48M | $281.08M | $266.64M | $249.65M | $258.29M | $234.06M | $201.52M | $190.67M | $178.44M |
| Shareholders' equity | $187.68M | $202.39M | $198.83M | $199.69M | $185.85M | $180.68M | $177.78M | $178.26M | $169.96M | $164.86M | $164.49M | $166.80M |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $34.88M | $22.07M | $4.57M | $43.51M | $23.88M | $299.0K | -$8.38M | $30.30M | $5.61M | $8.34M | -$14.93M | $21.95M |
| Capital expenditures | $38.24M | $14.50M | $14.63M | $18.51M | $21.85M | $26.39M | $19.89M | $24.77M | $19.37M | $11.04M | $1.68M | $12.01M |
| Free cash flow | -$3.36M | $7.56M | -$10.06M | $25.00M | $2.03M | -$26.09M | -$28.27M | $5.53M | -$13.76M | -$2.71M | -$16.62M | $9.93M |
| Investing cash flow | -$37.73M | -$14.47M | -$14.63M | -$18.57M | -$21.86M | -$26.13M | -$19.64M | -$24.77M | -$19.19M | -$11.04M | $8.03M | $12.33M |
| Financing cash flow | -$20.70M | $19.89M | -$1.76M | -$9.90M | -$5.24M | $13.88M | -$2.60M | -$216.0K | $561.0K | -$82.0K | -$3.59M | $0 |
| Share repurchases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.72M | $1.61M | $1.44M | $1.41M | $1.53M | $1.34M | $1.21M | $1.27M | $1.25M | $1.04M | $1.06M | $1.84M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $130.0K | $7.37M | $7.21M | $6.48M | $144.0K | $4.29M | $3.35M | $3.02M | $2.81M | $2.90M | $2.60M | $1.94M |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | 12.6% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 16.4% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 18.4% | 11.7% |
| Net income growth, YoY | 24.1% | 25.2% | 124.1% | 85.8% | -3.9% | - | - | 0.6% | 91.5% | - | - | -20.6% |
| EPS growth, YoY | 25.0% | 20.0% | 133.3% | - | -7.7% | - | - | - | 85.7% | - | - | - |
| Gross margin | 57.8% | 58.2% | 59.4% | 62.3% | 59.5% | 59.8% | 59.7% | 62.2% | 58.0% | 55.7% | 58.4% | 60.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 12.4% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 9.2% | 5.1% | -1.1% | -0.4% | 8.7% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 8.9% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 3.5% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 6.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | -2.1% | 5.3% | -7.0% | 17.5% | 1.4% | -22.4% | -24.1% | 4.6% | -12.0% | -2.6% | -16.1% | 9.7% |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 1.04 | 1.23 | 1.57 | 1.78 | 1.98 | 1.83 |
| Debt to equity | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.07 | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
Source: XBRL data Lincoln Educational Services Corporation files with the SEC, latest filing dated Nov 9, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.
* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.
Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.
EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINC | $588.57M | +19.0% | $23.72M | 4.0% | $729.6M |
| SE | $22.94B | +36.4% | $1.58B | 6.9% | $47.04B |
| RTO | $6.91B | +4.4% | $470.00M | 6.8% | $11.97B |
| IT | $6.44B | -0.2% | $954.41M | 14.8% | $11.92B |
| SCI | $3.31B | +3.4% | $561.30M | 17.0% | $10.11B |
| EDU | $5.66B | +15.5% | $475.17M | 8.4% | $8.24B |
| HRB | $3.97B | +5.2% | -$325.44M | -8.2% | $6.25B |
| TAL | $3.01B | +33.7% | $530.75M | 17.6% | $5.59B |
| GHC | $5.12B | +4.3% | $496.96M | 9.7% | $5.10B |