15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 12.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (-16.3% vs 12.1% per year).
Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 5.8% in the latest year.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($29M) than total debt ($0).
Operating income covered interest expense 8.9× in the latest year, down from 12× 5 years ago.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$518M
$20M
60.4%
5.8%
10.0%
4.1%
-$27M
$0
$29M
2024
$440M
$10M
58.7%
3.4%
5.5%
2.3%
-$28M
$0
$59M
2023
$378M
$26M
57.1%
8.8%
15.6%
7.5%
-$15M
—
$76M
2022
$348M
$13M
57.3%
4.7%
8.7%
4.3%
-$8M
—
$46M
2021
$335M
$35M
58.6%
14.7%
26.8%
11.8%
$20M
$0
$83M
2020
$293M
$49M
58.3%
5.0%
53.3%
19.8%
$18M
$18M
$38M
2019
$273M
$2M
54.8%
1.9%
4.7%
1.0%
-$4M
$35M
$24M
2018
$263M
-$11M
52.4%
-1.5%
-28.8%
-7.9%
-$6M
$49M
$18M
2017
$262M
-$11M
50.6%
-1.8%
-25.1%
-7.4%
-$16M
$53M
$15M
2016
$286M
-$28M
49.4%
-10.1%
-51.5%
-17.3%
-$10M
$42M
$21M
2015
—
-$3M
—
—
-4.1%
-1.6%
$12M
$59M
$38M
2014
—
-$56M
—
—
-67.6%
-26.3%
$5M
$3M
$12M
2013
—
-$51M
—
—
-35.3%
-16.8%
-$3M
$5M
$13M
2012
—
-$37M
—
—
-18.7%
-10.7%
$7M
$6M
$62M
2011
—
$18M
—
—
7.3%
4.8%
-$1M
—
$27M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$143M
$2M
58.2%
2.3%
1.0%
0.4%
$8M
$26M
$44M
Mar '26
$144M
$4M
59.4%
4.5%
2.2%
0.9%
-$10M
$5M
$17M
Dec '25
$143M
$13M
62.3%
12.4%
6.4%
2.6%
$25M
$0
$29M
Sep '25
$141M
$4M
59.5%
4.4%
2.0%
0.8%
$2M
$8M
$13M
Jun '25
$116M
$2M
59.8%
2.5%
0.9%
0.3%
-$26M
$13M
$17M
Mar '25
$118M
$2M
59.7%
2.9%
1.1%
0.5%
-$28M
—
$29M
Dec '24
$119M
$7M
62.2%
9.2%
3.8%
1.6%
$6M
$0
$59M
Sep '24
$114M
$4M
58.0%
5.1%
2.3%
1.0%
-$14M
—
$54M
Jun '24
$103M
-$682000
55.7%
-1.1%
-0.4%
-0.2%
-$3M
—
$67M
Mar '24
$103M
-$214000
58.4%
-0.4%
-0.1%
-0.1%
-$17M
—
$69M
Dec '23
$103M
$7M
60.0%
8.7%
4.1%
2.0%
$10M
—
$76M
Sep '23
$100M
$2M
56.7%
2.0%
1.3%
0.7%
-$25M
—
$42M
Jun '23
$89M
$17M
54.8%
26.5%
11.2%
5.5%
$3M
—
$66M
Mar '23
$87M
-$109000
56.4%
-1.3%
-0.1%
-0.0%
-$3M
—
$40M
Dec '22
$92M
$9M
60.2%
12.3%
5.9%
2.9%
-$2M
—
$46M
Sep '22
$92M
$4M
56.5%
5.3%
2.8%
1.2%
$7M
—
$70M
Jun '22
$82M
$259000
56.0%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
$2M
—
$67M
Mar '22
$83M
$272000
56.2%
-0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
-$15M
—
$66M
Dec '21
$88M
$24M
60.4%
38.8%
18.5%
8.1%
$7M
$0
$83M
Sep '21
$89M
$4M
57.2%
6.5%
3.8%
1.5%
$15M
$16M
$47M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced LINC against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 14.2× (Mar '23) to 40.4× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.5× (Mar '23) to 1.6× (Sep '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is LINC growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Lincoln Educational Services Corp's revenue has grown 12.1% per year, and net income declined 16.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does LINC have?
As of FY2025, Lincoln Educational Services Corp reported $0 of total debt against $29M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 8.9×.
What is LINC's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 60.4%, operating margin 5.8%, and net margin 3.9%.
What is LINC's P/E ratio?
As of Sep '26, Lincoln Educational Services Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 40.4× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.