Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
LINC Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $518.2 million, up 17.8% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 22.4%, EPS grew 20.0%, free cash flow grew 129.4% and total debt rose 28.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) trades at a P/E ratio of 30.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (December 2019) to 76.3× (July 2026); the current reading is higher than 79% of that period. That is above the Education & Training Services industry median of 13.2× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 18.1×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 37.7× | (22.98%) |
| FY2024 | 49.0× | 331.38% |
| FY2023 | 11.4× | (29.49%) |
| FY2022 | 16.1× | 122.11% |
| FY2021 | 7.3× | 64.19% |
| FY2020 | 4.4× | (93.46%) |
| FY2019 | 67.5× | — |
| FY2018 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2017 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2016 | 0.0× | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 68.4× | 20.98% |
| Mar 2026 | 56.5× | 49.73% |
| Dec 2025 | 37.7× | (27.74%) |
| Sep 2025 | 52.2× | 4.22% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| COUR Coursera, Inc. compare | n/m |
| GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc. compare | n/m |
| AFYA Afya Limited compare | 8.8× |
| PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. compare | 10.2× |
| STRA Strategic Education Inc. compare | 13.2× |
| APEI American Public Education, Inc. compare | 19.6× |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation | 30.4× |
| UTI Universal Technical Institute Inc compare | 32.8× |
| DAO Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR compare | 90.8× |
| Education & Training Services industry median | 13.2× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 18.1× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)