balance equationreview2021-12-31
Difference 11982000 exceeds tolerance 1000000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.
Revenue
$518.24M
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31Operating income
$30.31M
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31Free cash flow
-$27.32M
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31Valuation, from the filing
| Public float | $624.94M | Market value of stock held by non-affiliates, as stated on the cover page for 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Float per share | $19.60 | Float divided by shares outstanding in the same filing. A floor under the share price on that date, not the price itself. |
| Float / net income | 31.3× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
| Float / revenue | 1.2× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
| Float / equity | 3.1× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
Every figure here is drawn from the 10-K cover page and the statements behind it, so each one traces to a filing. Public float counts only stock held by non-affiliates, which makes these floors rather than estimates: a high multiple is conclusive, a low one may mean cheap or may mean closely held. The float was measured on 2025-06-30, not today, and each multiple below it uses the figures for the fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 — the year that filing covered.
Valuation over time
31.3× earnings today, against a median of 11.9× across 7 years on record. Above its own history.
| Float measured | Public float | Float / net income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | $624.94M | 31.3× | |
| 2024-06-30 | $307.87M | 31.1× | |
| 2023-06-30 | $185.01M | 7.1× | |
| 2022-06-30 | $150.53M | 11.9× | |
| 2021-06-30 | $167.60M | 4.8× | |
| 2020-06-30 | $78.30M | 1.6× | |
| 2019-06-28 | $54.62M | 27.1× |
Each float is paired with the fiscal year the filing that stated it covers. Only years where the company reported positive net income appear, because a multiple against a loss is not a multiple.
How this compares in its industry
Percentile among the Services-Educational Services filers on this site, highest value first. A high percentile means a large figure, which is good for a margin and not for leverage — the ranking says where the company sits, not whether that is where it should be.
| Measure | Reported | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapEx / revenue | 16.7% | 100th | |
| Long-term debt / equity | 0.00x | 0th | |
| FCF margin | -5.3% | 15th | |
| Gross margin | 60.4% | 85th | |
| Current ratio | 0.86x | 18th | |
| Revenue YoY growth | 17.8% | 81th | |
| SBC / revenue | 1.1% | 31th | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 35th | |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 55th | |
| Effective tax rate | 23.4% | 50th |
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP (LINC) reported revenue of $518.24M and net income of $20.00M for the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Services-Educational Services.
Income
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $258.30M | $215.80M | $199.54M | $196.40M | $170.90M | $149.85M | $137.83M | $132.44M | $141.13M |
| Operating income | $30.31M | $15.18M | $33.36M | $16.28M | $49.26M | $14.78M | $5.24M | -$3.95M | -$4.72M | -$28.91M |
| Net income | $20.00M | $9.89M | $26.00M | $12.63M | $34.72M | $48.56M | $2.02M | -$11.48M | -$11.48M | -$28.30M |
| Research & development | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Weighted-average diluted shares | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | shares 25.88M | shares 25.08M | shares 24.75M | shares 24.55M | shares 23.91M | shares 23.91M | shares 23.45M |
| Pretax income | $26.12M | $14.71M | $35.64M | $16.44M | $47.25M | $13.51M | $2.28M | -$6.34M | -$11.76M | -$28.10M |
| Income tax expense | $6.12M | $4.82M | $9.64M | $3.80M | $12.53M | -$35.06M | $268.00K | $200.00K | -$274.00K | $200.00K |
| Diluted EPS | $0.64 | $0.32 | $0.85 | $0.36 | $1.04 | $1.49 | $0.08 | $-0.48 | $-0.48 | $-1.21 |
| Selling, general & administrative | $282.95M | $243.80M | $209.14M | $182.39M | $168.92M | $156.20M | $145.18M | $141.24M | $138.78M | $148.45M |
| General & administrative | $114.28M | $89.42M | $82.62M | $69.57M | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling & marketing | $84.55M | $75.24M | $65.55M | $61.24M | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Balance
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $28.52M | $59.27M | $75.99M | $46.07M | $83.31M | $38.03M | $23.64M | $17.57M | $14.56M | $21.06M |
| Total assets | $493.16M | $436.56M | $345.25M | $291.57M | $295.30M | $245.19M | $194.76M | $146.04M | $155.21M | $163.21M |
| Current assets | $87.03M | $111.25M | $134.66M | $114.14M | $121.63M | $74.16M | $50.48M | $57.11M | $44.72M | $64.54M |
| Total liabilities | $293.48M | $258.29M | $178.44M | $146.69M | $153.90M | $142.14M | $139.63M | $106.17M | $109.40M | $108.28M |
| Current liabilities | $100.71M | $90.21M | $73.41M | $55.02M | $65.88M | $66.84M | $57.20M | $64.58M | $47.48M | $66.26M |
| Total equity incl. NCI | $199.69M | $178.26M | $166.80M | $144.88M | $129.42M | $91.07M | $43.15M | $39.87M | $45.81M | $54.93M |
| Temporary (mezzanine) equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Inventory | $3.99M | $3.05M | $2.95M | $2.62M | $2.72M | $2.39M | $1.61M | $1.45M | $1.66M | $1.69M |
| Accounts receivable | $36.93M | $42.98M | $35.69M | $37.18M | $26.16M | $30.02M | $20.65M | $18.68M | $15.79M | $15.38M |
| Goodwill | $10.74M | $10.74M | $10.74M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M | $14.54M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $0 | Unavailable | Unavailable | $0 | $15.21M | $32.03M | $33.77M | $52.59M | $30.24M |
| Accounts payable | $27.02M | $37.03M | $18.15M | $10.50M | $12.30M | $15.68M | $14.58M | $14.11M | $10.51M | $13.75M |
Cash flow
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $59.31M | $29.31M | $25.56M | $882.00K | $27.45M | $23.48M | $988.00K | -$1.69M | -$11.32M | -$6.11M |
| Capital expenditures | $86.63M | $56.87M | $40.70M | $8.99M | $7.53M | $5.58M | $5.38M | $4.70M | $4.76M | $3.60M |
| Investing cash flow | -$86.20M | -$46.97M | $7.37M | -$21.35M | $37.85M | -$5.48M | -$4.81M | -$2.35M | $10.71M | -$3.14M |
| Financing cash flow | -$3.87M | -$3.33M | -$2.94M | -$12.55M | -$20.01M | -$18.62M | -$3.48M | -$4.56M | $7.45M | -$4.07M |
| Net change in cash | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | -$6.50M | -$17.36M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.49M | $4.63M | $5.89M | $3.11M | $2.89M | $1.69M | $679.00K | $522.00K | $1.22M | $1.44M |
| Common dividends paid | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | $0 |
| Common share repurchases | Unavailable | $0 | $891.00K | $9.44M | $0 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Depreciation & amortization | $19.16M | $11.33M | $6.60M | $6.36M | $7.14M | $7.40M | $8.12M | $8.42M | $8.70M | $11.07M |
Derived
| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | -$27.32M | -$27.56M | -$15.14M | -$8.10M | $19.92M | $17.90M | -$4.40M | -$6.39M | -$16.08M | -$9.70M |
| 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% |
| FCF margin | -5.3% | -6.3% | Unavailable | -2.3% | 5.9% | 6.1% | -1.6% | -2.4% | -6.1% | -3.4% |
| SBC / revenue | 1.1% | 1.1% | Unavailable | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Current ratio | 0.86x | 1.23x | 1.83x | 2.07x | 1.85x | 1.11x | 0.88x | 0.88x | 0.94x | 0.97x |
| Revenue YoY growth | 17.8% | 16.4% | 8.6% | 3.9% | 14.4% | 7.2% | 3.9% | 0.5% | -8.3% | Unavailable |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 2.2% | 6.9% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 16.6% | 0.7% | Unavailable | -4.4% | -9.9% |
| R&D / revenue | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| CapEx / revenue | 16.7% | 12.9% | Unavailable | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Long-term debt / equity | 0.00x | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Effective tax rate | 23.4% | 32.8% | 27.1% | 23.1% | 26.5% | -259.6% | 11.7% | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open LINC in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.
Source filings
10-Q · Filed 2026-08-10View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-05-11View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-03-02View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-11-10View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-08-11View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-05-12View SEC filing
Reconciliation checks needing review
5 periods on this page do not reconcile under this site’s normalization. Read that as a limitation here before an observation about the company: the figures are the filer’s own, the filings linked above are authoritative, and a difference usually means the concepts this site selected do not match how this filer presents its statements. Nothing is adjusted to make a check pass.
balance equationreview2020-12-31
Difference 11982000 exceeds tolerance 1000000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.
balance equationreview2019-12-31
Difference 11982000 exceeds tolerance 1000000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.
cash flow reconciliationreview2017-12-31
Operating, investing and financing flows differ from the reported change in cash by 13340000, beyond tolerance 1000000.
cash flow reconciliationreview2016-12-31
Operating, investing and financing flows differ from the reported change in cash by 4030000, beyond tolerance 1000000.