profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Lincoln Educational Services
$22.98-2.25% today
+8.6% in 1 year
1-year low $17.551-year high $55.68
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $35.37 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Lincoln Educational Services sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $348 million in 2022 to $518 million in 2025, with $20.0 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Lincoln Educational Services vs. similar companies
Lincoln Educational Services grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Educational Services | 35.4× · Expensive | ||
 New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 21.9× · Fair price | ||
 TAL Education Group | 65.2× · Very expensive | ||
 Graham | 17.3× · Fair price | ||
 Laureate Education | 16.8× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Lincoln Educational Services's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | 378 | 440 | 518 | |
| 200 | 216 | 258 | 313 | |
| 17 | 7 | 15 | 29 | |
| 23 | 43 | 29 | 49 | |
| 13 | 26 | 10 | 20 | |
| 0.36 | 0.85 | 0.32 | 0.64 | |
| 57.3% | 57.1% | 58.7% | 60.4% | |
| 4.9% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 5.6% | |
| 3.6% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 3.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 292 | 345 | 437 | 493 |
| Cash | 46 | 76 | 59 | 29 |
| Total debt | 101 | 117 | 178 | 204 |
| Total liabilities | 147 | 178 | 258 | 293 |
| 145 | 167 | 178 | 200 | |
| 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
| 5.3% | 10.0% | 3.8% | 5.8% | |
| 8.7% | 15.6% | 5.5% | 10.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 29 | 59 | |
| 9 | 41 | 57 | 87 | |
| -8 | -15 | -28 | -27 | |
| Dividends paid | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Valuation
- 35.4×
- 32.9×
- 1.67
- 7.8×
- 1.4×
- –
- 18.1×
- -3.9%
- 2.8%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 60.4%
- 5.6%
- 3.9%
- 9.0%
- 6.2%
- 7.3%
- 11.7%
- 4.6%
- 8.2%
- –
Growth
- +14.2%
- +21.1%
- +0.4%
- –
- +5.4%
Financial health
- 3.9×
- 1.04
- 42.4%
- 17.5×
- 0.83
- 0.80
- 1.12
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 26%of 670
Bottom 27%of 674
Bottom 17%of 624
Top 17%of 673
Bottom 4%of 668
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $38.80
- Range
- $35.00 – $44.00
- 7 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | 0.14 | 0.04 | +250.0% |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 0.50 | 0.42 | +19.0% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 0.20 | 0.12 | +66.7% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 0.09 | 0.04 | +125.0% |
| May 12, 2025 | 0.11 | 0.04 | +175.0% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 0.31 | 0.20 | +55.0% |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 0.13 | 0.09 | +44.4% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.06 | -0.06 | +199.9% |
News
Why Lincoln Educational Services Stock Soared Again TodayYahoo Finance · Nov 10, 2026Why Lincoln Educational Stock Surged TodayYahoo Finance · Nov 10, 2026Top U.S. commander acknowledges mental health issues on USS LincolnCNBC · Aug 16, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
36No pass
Benjamin Graham
34No pass
Philip Fisher
46No pass
Peter Lynch
60Pass
Joel Greenblatt
7No pass
Charlie Munger
19No pass
Terry Smith
22No pass
Questions about Lincoln Educational Services
Is Lincoln Educational Services a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Lincoln Educational Services AI analysis
What does Lincoln Educational Services do?
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented post-secondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. It is in Education & Training Services.
Does Lincoln Educational Services pay a dividend?
No. Lincoln Educational Services does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is Lincoln Educational Services stock halal?
Yes. Lincoln Educational Services passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 29% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Lincoln Educational Services stock done over the past year?
Up 8.6% over the past twelve months, to $22.98. It traded between $17.55 and $55.68 and is 58.7% below its high.
Who are Lincoln Educational Services's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Graham and Laureate Education. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Lincoln Educational Services's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.