LINC · Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

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Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC)

NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET Diversified Consumer Services
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$21.24 -0.38 (-1.73%)
● At close: October 21 at 4:00:00 PM EDT
DAY'S RANGE $21.24
$21.00 $21.73
52-WEEK RANGE $21.24
$17.29 $56.34

What's happening

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Key Statistics

Market Cap$683.3M
P/E (TTM1)29.97
EPS2 (TTM)$0.73
Div Yield—
Beta30.84
Volume39,593
Open21.73
Prev Close21.61
Bid / Ask17.63 / 0.00
Next Earnings 2026-11-09

Analyst Recommendations

Strong buy 3 Buy 8 Hold 1 Sell 0 Strong sell 0

Aggregate ratings for 2026-10-01 (12 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.

Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)

YTD RETURN
LINC -10.35%
vs S&P 500 -23.13%
1-YEAR RETURN
LINC -2.83%
vs S&P 500 -17.39%
6-MONTH RETURN
LINC -47.60%
3-MONTH RETURN
LINC -47.13%

Valuation Measures & Ratios

Enterprise Value4$696.0M
Forward P/E525.35
PEG Ratio62.22
Price / Sales (TTM1)1.20
Price / Book77.82
EV4 / Revenue1.22
EV4 / EBITDA11.31
Profit Margin3.99%
Operating Margin5.91%
Return on Equity (ROE8)11.59%
Return on Assets (ROA9)4.61%
Avg Volume (3M)772,680
Quarterly history (5 periods)
Measure Jun '26Mar '26Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25
Market cap $1.62B $1.27B $744.9M $716.1M $514.8M
P/E 138.75 108.69 66.22 105.79 102.95
Price/Sales 2.97 2.44 1.52 1.59 1.17
Price/Book 7.99 6.37 4.01 3.96 2.90
EV/Revenue 2.94 2.42 1.51 1.58 1.11
EV/EBITDA 37.36 32.28 21.82 — —
ROE 5.76% 5.86% 6.05% 3.75% 2.81%
ROA 2.20% 2.39% 2.41% 1.51% 1.17%

Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E/PEG unavailable (no free data source).

Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
1. TTM
Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
2. EPS
Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
3. Beta
A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
4. EV (Enterprise Value)
Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
5. Forward P/E
Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
6. PEG Ratio
P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
7. Price / Book
Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
8. ROE
Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
9. ROA
Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
10. MRQ
Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
11. YoY
Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.

Short Interest

Shares Short2,627,398
Change from Prior Settlement-7.40%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)3.45

Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-09-30. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.

Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.

Price history

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Technical signal summary

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Peer and sector context

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Balanced evidence

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Potential strengths

  • Revenue growth is 22.4% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
  • Latest SEC filing is Form 8-K, filed 2026-08-10; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗

Potential concerns

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Financials

Income statement

Line item Jun '26Mar '26Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Sep '24Jun '24Mar '24
Revenue $142.6M $144.0M $141.4M $116.5M $117.5M $114.4M $102.9M $103.4M
Operating income $3.3M $6.4M $6.3M $2.9M $3.4M $5.8M -$1.1M -$458.0K
Net income $1.9M $4.4M $3.8M $1.6M $1.9M $4.0M -$682.0K -$214.0K
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $0.14 $0.12 $0.05 $0.06 $0.13 $-0.02 $-0.01
EPS (basic) $0.06 $0.14 $0.12 $0.05 $0.06 $0.13 $-0.02 $-0.01
Operating margin $2 $4 $4 $2 $3 $5 -$1 -$0

Balance sheet

Line item Jun '26Mar '26Dec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24Sep '24
Total assets $529.8M $486.7M $493.2M $466.9M $447.3M $427.4M $436.6M $404.0M
Total liabilities $327.4M $287.9M $293.5M $281.1M $266.6M $249.7M $258.3M $234.1M
Stockholders' equity $202.4M $198.8M $199.7M $185.9M $180.7M $177.8M $178.3M $170.0M
Total current assets $106.2M $76.4M $87.0M $77.3M $79.6M $86.4M $111.3M $115.4M
Total current liabilities $111.0M $92.3M $100.7M $95.9M $88.3M $83.1M $90.2M $73.5M
Cash & equivalents $44.2M $16.7M $28.5M $13.5M $16.7M $28.7M $59.3M $54.0M

Cash flow

Line item Jun '26Mar '26Dec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24Sep '24
Operating cash flow $22.1M $4.6M $43.5M $23.9M $299.0K -$8.4M $30.3M $5.6M
Investing cash flow -$14.5M -$14.6M -$18.6M -$21.9M -$26.1M -$19.6M -$24.8M -$19.2M
Financing cash flow $19.9M -$1.8M -$9.9M -$5.2M $13.9M -$2.6M -$216.0K $561.0K
Free cash flow $7.6M -$10.1M $25.0M $2.0M -$26.1M -$28.3M $5.5M -$13.8M
Capital expenditures $14.5M $14.6M $18.5M $21.9M $26.4M $19.9M $24.8M $19.4M
Depreciation & amortization $7.4M $7.2M $6.5M $5.0M $4.3M $3.3M $3.0M $2.8M

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.

Institutional holders

SEC Form 13F filers holding LINC as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.

Institutional ownership is not available for this symbol right now.

Insider activity

Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2026-03-01 to 2026-06-15

Recent transactions

  • Insiders have net sold 302,415 shares over the last 182 days, across 0 purchases and 14 sales.
  • Most recent: LUSTER ALEXANDRA M (SVP and General Counsel) — Open market sale of 18,007 shares on 2026-06-15.

Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.

Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months

Purchases (open market)0 sh(0 txns)
Sales (open market)302,415 sh(14 txns)
Net Shares-302,415

Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.

Insider roster

NameTitleMost Recent TransactionDateShares
LUSTER ALEXANDRA MSVP and General CounselOpen market sale2026-06-1518,007
Juniper Investment Company, LLCAffiliateOpen market sale2026-06-1237,000
Carney Kevin MReporting personOpen market sale2026-06-103,000
Pryor Felecia J.Reporting personOpen market sale2026-06-032,000
BURKE JAMES J JRReporting personOpen market sale2026-05-2215,807
Meyers Brian KCFO and TreasurerOpen market sale2026-05-1240,070
Bartholdson John A.Reporting personGrant / award2026-05-073,515
Plater Michael AReporting personGrant / award2026-05-072,495
CABRAL ANNA ESCOBEDOReporting personGrant / award2026-05-072,495
Newhart MartaReporting personGrant / award2026-05-072,495
Rose CarltonReporting personGrant / award2026-05-072,495
Young Sylvia JeanReporting personGrant / award2026-05-072,495
Nyce Chad DEVP & Chief Operating OfficerOpen market sale2026-03-108,450
SHAW SCOTT MCEOGrant / award2026-03-019,991
Ace Stephen ESVP and Chief Human ResourcesGrant / award2026-03-01833

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPrice
2026-06-15LUSTER ALEXANDRA MSVP and General CounselOpen market sale 18,007$44.64
2026-06-12Juniper Investment Company, LLCAffiliateOpen market sale 37,000$46.88
2026-06-11Juniper Investment Company, LLCAffiliateOpen market sale 11,812$47.87
2026-06-10Carney Kevin MReporting personOpen market sale 3,000$48.00
2026-06-08Carney Kevin MReporting personOther acquisition/disposition 3,216$0.00
2026-06-08Carney Kevin MReporting personOther acquisition/disposition 3,216$0.00
2026-06-05LUSTER ALEXANDRA MSVP and General CounselOpen market sale 1,993$50.11
2026-06-04Juniper Investment Company, LLCAffiliateOpen market sale 25,208$51.13
2026-06-03Juniper Investment Company, LLCAffiliateOpen market sale 81,504$50.10
2026-06-03Pryor Felecia J.Reporting personOpen market sale 2,000$49.70
2026-05-22BURKE JAMES J JRReporting personOpen market sale 15,807$48.36
2026-05-18BURKE JAMES J JRReporting personOpen market sale 16,000$49.54
2026-05-15Juniper Investment Company, LLCAffiliateOpen market sale 1,985$50.11
2026-05-14BURKE JAMES J JRReporting personOpen market sale 193$51.76
2026-05-14Juniper Investment Company, LLCAffiliateOpen market sale 47,836$51.16
2026-05-12Meyers Brian KCFO and TreasurerOpen market sale 40,070$49.98
2026-05-07Bartholdson John A.Reporting personGrant / award 3,515$44.10
2026-05-07Carney Kevin MReporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-05-07Plater Michael AReporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-05-07Pryor Felecia J.Reporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-05-07CABRAL ANNA ESCOBEDOReporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-05-07Newhart MartaReporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-05-07Rose CarltonReporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-05-07Young Sylvia JeanReporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-05-07BURKE JAMES J JRReporting personGrant / award 2,495$44.10
2026-03-10Nyce Chad DEVP & Chief Operating OfficerOpen market sale 8,450$36.50
2026-03-06Young Sylvia JeanReporting personOpen market sale 7,959$35.81
2026-03-01Meyers Brian KCFO and TreasurerGrant / award 4,329$0.00
2026-03-01Meyers Brian KCFO and TreasurerTax withholding 30,734$36.24
2026-03-01SHAW SCOTT MCEOGrant / award 9,991$0.00
2026-03-01SHAW SCOTT MCEOTax withholding 72,839$36.24
2026-03-01Nyce Chad DEVP & Chief Operating OfficerGrant / award 4,329$0.00
2026-03-01Nyce Chad DEVP & Chief Operating OfficerTax withholding 24,027$36.24
2026-03-01Ace Stephen ESVP and Chief Human ResourcesGrant / award 833$0.00
2026-03-01Ace Stephen ESVP and Chief Human ResourcesTax withholding 5,019$36.24

Recent SEC filings

Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.

Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-10-21 23:16 UTC

FiledFormReport periodOfficial filing
2026-08-108-K2026-08-10 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-1010-Q2026-06-30 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-108-K2026-07-07 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-1542026-06-15 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-1542026-06-11 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-1042026-06-08 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-0942026-06-05 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-0542026-06-03 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-0442026-06-03 View on SEC.gov →
2026-05-2742026-05-22 View on SEC.gov →
2026-05-1842026-05-14 View on SEC.gov →
2026-05-1842026-05-14 View on SEC.gov →

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