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LINC Financials Lincoln Educational Services Corp

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
-$56M $231M $518M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-10% 25% 60% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$28M -$4M $20M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $42M $83M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$86M -$13M $59M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $518M $20M 60.4% 5.8% -$27M $0 $29M
2024 $440M $10M 58.7% 3.4% -$28M $0 $59M
2023 $378M $26M 57.1% 8.8% -$15M $76M
2022 $348M $13M 57.3% 4.7% -$8M $46M
2021 $335M $35M 58.6% 14.7% $20M $0 $83M
2020 $293M $49M 58.3% 5.0% $18M $18M $38M
2019 $273M $2M 54.8% 1.9% -$4M $35M $24M
2018 $263M -$11M 52.4% -1.5% -$6M $49M $18M
2017 $262M -$11M 50.6% -1.8% -$16M $53M $15M
2016 $286M -$28M 49.4% -10.1% -$10M $42M $21M
2015 -$3M $12M $59M $38M
2014 -$56M $5M $3M $12M
2013 -$51M -$3M $5M $13M
2012 -$37M $7M $6M $62M
2011 $18M -$1M $27M

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.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 38.9 77.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.5 3.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
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 Jun '26, Lincoln Educational Services Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 77.7× (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.