Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 33.71 | 207.92 | 72.64 | 14.38 | 48.96 | 115.25 | 63.38 | 17.98 | 22.96 | — | — | 11.41 | 31.44 | 2.96 | — | 5.79 | 13.60 | — | 168.63 | 2.56 | 15.20 |
| — | +80.4% | +14.6% | -20.0% | +113.2% | — | — | +57.6% | -27.0% | — | — | +97.0% | +131.1% | — | — | +126.3% | -10.6% | — | +1268.0% | +126.7% | -11.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.34 | 2.75 | 2.21 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.55 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.47 |
| — | +77.7% | +111.0% | +28.0% | +60.7% | +75.1% | +38.6% | +36.6% | +24.4% | +52.9% | +55.5% | +81.1% | +73.2% | +15.9% | -12.6% | -22.1% | -20.4% | -17.8% | +8.9% | +8.5% | +8.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.43 | 7.75 | 6.41 | 3.78 | 3.96 | 3.99 | 2.77 | 2.76 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 1.90 | 1.86 | 1.65 | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.48 |
| — | +94.2% | +131.1% | +36.8% | +81.6% | +80.9% | +45.8% | +48.9% | +32.1% | +66.3% | +51.4% | +75.7% | +65.1% | +12.1% | -3.9% | -20.6% | -32.3% | -33.5% | -12.4% | -15.1% | -38.3% | |
| P/FCF | — | 51.78 | — | 7.55 | 90.59 | — | — | 22.29 | — | — | — | 7.80 | — | 17.27 | — | — | 4.84 | 22.17 | — | 6.34 | 2.81 |
| — | — | — | -66.1% | — | — | — | +185.9% | — | — | — | — | — | -22.1% | — | — | +72.1% | +221.0% | — | +76.5% | -73.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.15 | 39.45 | 26.07 | 9.42 | 19.53 | 30.46 | 23.03 | 10.95 | 13.47 | 50.27 | 38.43 | 8.04 | 21.54 | 2.35 | 414.32 | 3.97 | 6.63 | 25.44 | 45.77 | 1.42 | 6.40 |
| — | +29.5% | +13.2% | -14.0% | +45.0% | -39.4% | -40.1% | +36.2% | -37.5% | +2041.4% | -90.7% | +102.4% | +225.0% | -90.8% | +805.1% | +178.7% | +3.6% | +123.0% | +593.0% | -63.3% | -25.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 29.10 | 131.95 | 56.88 | 13.84 | 36.52 | 77.30 | 45.42 | 13.60 | 19.39 | — | 401.89 | 9.04 | 39.98 | 2.46 | — | 4.19 | 8.75 | 123.65 | — | — | 8.69 |
| — | +70.7% | +25.2% | +1.7% | +88.3% | — | -88.7% | +50.6% | -51.5% | — | — | +115.4% | +357.0% | -98.0% | — | — | +0.6% | +613.6% | — | — | -30.4% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 60.4% | 58.2% | 59.4% | 62.3% | 59.5% | 59.8% | 59.7% | 62.2% | 58.0% | 55.7% | 58.4% | 60.0% | 56.7% | 54.8% | 56.4% | 60.2% | 56.5% | 56.0% | 56.2% | 60.4% | 57.2% |
| — | -2.8% | -0.4% | +0.1% | +2.6% | +7.4% | +2.2% | +3.7% | +2.3% | +1.6% | +3.6% | -0.4% | +0.4% | -2.1% | +0.4% | -0.3% | -1.2% | -3.6% | -4.1% | -1.9% | +1.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.8% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 9.2% | 5.1% | -1.1% | -0.4% | 8.7% | 2.0% | 26.5% | -1.3% | 12.3% | 5.3% | 0.5% | -0.4% | 38.8% | 6.5% |
| — | +3.2% | +63.9% | +36.1% | -12.5% | +307.6% | +713.2% | +4.7% | +154.0% | -104.1% | +65.3% | -29.2% | -62.3% | +5402.4% | -223.8% | -68.2% | -17.6% | -88.8% | -105.1% | +185.0% | +32.4% | |
| Net Margin | 3.9% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 8.9% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 3.5% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 6.6% | 2.1% | 19.5% | -0.1% | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 27.3% | 4.3% |
| — | +2.3% | +82.9% | +55.3% | -22.2% | +301.3% | +899.2% | -13.6% | +66.8% | -103.4% | -65.7% | -29.0% | -46.3% | +6071.7% | -137.9% | -65.8% | -10.5% | -89.5% | -94.3% | -51.5% | -3.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 10.6% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 2.4% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 11.9% | -0.1% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 18.8% | 3.4% |
| — | +11.9% | +100.2% | +67.8% | -12.2% | +309.3% | +945.2% | -6.4% | +78.3% | -103.5% | -66.1% | -30.7% | -48.3% | +6316.0% | -140.3% | -67.8% | -25.4% | -91.7% | -95.5% | -67.3% | -45.6% | |
| ROA | 4.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 5.8% | -0.0% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8.7% | 1.5% |
| — | +7.8% | +97.6% | +62.7% | -19.0% | +288.0% | +836.5% | -20.9% | +55.9% | -103.2% | -60.4% | -30.0% | -46.4% | +6341.0% | -140.8% | -66.4% | -20.3% | -91.0% | -95.0% | -57.2% | -12.1% | |
| ROIC | 6.7% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 1.6% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 9.2% | -0.4% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 0.2% | -0.1% | 17.1% | 2.9% |
| — | +10.6% | +63.6% | +27.9% | -20.3% | +266.8% | +598.7% | -11.0% | +122.0% | -103.8% | +63.6% | -31.2% | -65.5% | +5303.1% | -188.3% | -73.2% | -26.4% | -89.8% | -104.9% | +162.2% | +10.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.66 |
| — | +7.7% | +4.8% | +2.5% | +4.7% | +17.7% | +14.4% | +42.3% | +53.8% | +40.1% | +16.5% | +0.8% | -11.7% | -11.2% | +2.8% | +0.3% | +12.1% | +2.0% | +1.2% | -9.0% | -53.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.02 | 20.55 | 14.71 | 8.26 | 16.65 | 25.80 | 25.35 | 12.73 | 18.89 | 66.51 | 56.80 | 10.71 | 27.64 | 3.89 | 723.91 | 7.70 | 15.88 | 51.44 | 84.67 | 2.75 | 9.81 |
| — | -20.4% | -42.0% | -35.1% | -11.9% | -61.2% | -55.4% | +18.8% | -31.7% | +1608.6% | -92.2% | +39.2% | +74.0% | -92.4% | +755.0% | +179.7% | +61.8% | +250.6% | +777.1% | -54.4% | -32.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.86 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 1.04 | 1.23 | 1.57 | 1.78 | 1.98 | 1.83 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 2.07 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 2.05 | 1.85 | 1.61 |
| — | +6.1% | -20.4% | -29.9% | -48.7% | -49.4% | -47.6% | -32.8% | -20.5% | -10.9% | +0.6% | -11.6% | +6.6% | +4.5% | -4.0% | +12.4% | +15.1% | +65.1% | +75.6% | +66.4% | +71.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 1.01 | 1.20 | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.94 | 1.79 | 1.93 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 2.03 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 1.80 | 1.57 |
| — | +8.2% | -20.8% | -31.2% | -49.5% | -51.4% | -48.0% | -33.2% | -20.6% | -11.0% | +1.0% | -11.5% | +6.8% | +5.5% | -4.1% | +12.3% | +15.6% | +68.2% | +78.3% | +68.1% | +74.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 8.70 | 3.14 | 7.69 | 18.91 | 6.34 | 3.55 | 5.03 | 16.71 | 9.54 | -0.72 | 0.42 | 35.52 | 95.43 | 859.36 | -25.96 | 263.34 | 135.56 | 11.31 | -7.58 | -11.28 | 19.33 |
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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's current P/E is 33.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 86.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's current operating margin is 5.8%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.