Quick Takeaways
- LINC - LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
- Headline metric: Return On Equity 11%.
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LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP financial metrics
Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.
- Symbol
- LINC on Nasdaq
- Location
- Parsippany, NJ
- Fiscal year end
- 31 December
- Latest financial report
- 02 Mar 2026
What Changed
- Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+85%</span>.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 02 Mar 2026.
Why This Matters
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.
Official SEC Source
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.
See Original FilingLatest SEC snapshot (2026-03-02) highlights Return On Equity 10.6%, Return On Assets 4.3%, and Operating Margin 5.8%.
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
55.8/100
Caution Confidence high
Return On Equity
11%
Metric score 15.2/100
Return On Assets
4.3%
Metric score 28.8/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 0.86x
- Quick Ratio
- 0.65x
- Debt to Equity
- 1.47x
Strengths
Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and Revenues YoY
Watchpoints
Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Equity
11%
YoY: +85%
Industry median: 11% (n=39)
Return On Assets
4.3%
YoY: +70%
Industry median: -3.1% (n=38)
Operating Margin
5.8%
YoY: +70%
Industry median: -6.6% (n=31)
Current Ratio
0.86x
YoY: -30%
Industry median: 1.21x (n=39)
Quick Ratio
0.65x
YoY: -43%
Industry median: 0.65x (n=29)
Debt-to-equity
1.47x
YoY: +12%
Industry median: 0.4x (n=29)
Revenues YoY
18%
YoY:
Industry median: -0.42% (n=33)
NetIncomeLoss YoY
102%
YoY:
Industry median: 0.87% (n=37)
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Equity | 11% | +85% |
| Return On Assets | 4.3% | +70% |
| Operating Margin | 5.8% | +70% |
Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.86x | -30% |
| Quick Ratio | 0.65x | -43% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.47x | +12% |
Growth
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues YoY | 18% | |
| NetIncomeLoss YoY | 102% |
Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 31,878,966 | +0.91% |
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- TTM Revenues YoY
- TTM Net Income YoY