SuperworthLincoln Educational Services profit margin LINC
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 4.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 5.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.9 pts
- Peer median
- 12.9%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Lincoln Educational Services kept 4.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 5.9% and a gross margin of 59.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 17.7%.
The median for 9 education and Training Services stocks of a similar size is 12.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.9% | 5.8% | 60.4% |
| FY2024 | 2.2% | 3.4% | 58.7% |
| FY2023 | 6.9% | 8.8% | 57.1% |
| FY2022 | 3.6% | 4.7% | 57.3% |
| FY2021 | 10.4% | 14.7% | 58.6% |
| FY2020 | 16.6% | 5.0% | 58.3% |
| FY2019 | 0.7% | 1.9% | 54.8% |
| FY2018 | −2.5% | −1.5% | 52.4% |
| FY2017 | −4.4% | −1.8% | 50.6% |
| FY2016 | −9.9% | −10.1% | 49.4% |
| FY2015 | −1.6% | 2.8% | n/a |
| FY2014 | −27.7% | −21.8% | 79.4% |
| FY2013 | −15.0% | −2.0% | 50.5% |
| FY2012 | −9.7% | −3.7% | 52.8% |
| FY2011 | 3.6% | 7.1% | 58.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 4.0% | +0.9 pts | 5.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 4.1% | +1.5 pts | 6.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 3.9% | +1.6 pts | 5.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 2.9% | +0.5 pts | 4.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 3.1% | +1.1 pts | 4.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 2.7% | −3.9 pts | 4.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 2.2% | −4.6 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 2.3% | −5.2 pts | 3.1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 1.9% | −6.2 pts | 2.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 6.6% | +3.1 pts | 8.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.9% | +3.2 pts | 8.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.6% | −0.6 pts | 9.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Education & Training Services nearest Lincoln Educational Services' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LINCLincoln Educational Services | 4.0% |
| APEIAmerican Public Education | 6.8% |
| UTIUniversal Technical Institute | 3.9% |
| STRAStrategic Education | 10.5% |
| PRDOPERDOCEO EDUCATION | 20.6% |
| LRNStride | 13.2% |
| LGCYLegacy Education | 11.4% |
| LOPEGrand Canyon Education | 19.6% |
| CVSACovista | 12.9% |
| LAURLaureate Education | 17.6% |
| Peer median | 12.9% |
Where Lincoln Educational Services ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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