Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
LINC
NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Education & Training Services·Mkt cap $813.3M
$25.64
▲ +0.63%
P/E
34.65
Mkt Cap
$813.3M
52-Wk Range
$17.29–$56.34
52-Week Range
$17.29 - $56.34
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Price action
Price chart
Up 32.3% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Established multi-brand platform with 75+ years of industry expertise and employer relationships
- Geographically diversified footprint across 14 states reducing regional economic concentration risk
- Specialized curriculum aligned with high-demand, high-wage skilled trades and healthcare professions
- Strong employer partnerships and job placement networks in target industries
- Practical, hands-on training model addressing critical workforce gaps in essential sectors
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- High premium - requires strong execution
Growth
Stable outlook
Persistent skilled labor shortages across trades, healthcare, and technical fields driving employer demand
Value
High premium - requires strong execution
Momentum
Falling
-46.6% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Solid business
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying LINC right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 9, 2026
AUG 10, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.06 vs $0.00 consensus (+7592.3% surprise). Revenue of $142.6M vs $139.5M expected (+2.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+7592.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+16%
+14%
+13%
+24%
+20%
+23%
+22%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$114.4M
$119.4M
$117.5M
$116.5M
$141.4M
$142.9M
$144.0M
$142.6M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
2.3%
Profit
1.4%
Wall Street consensus
4 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Northland · $60.00 · May 28, 2026
vs Industry
How LINC stacks vs Education & Training Services
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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