What is the long-term trend for Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow margin?

Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow margin has grown at a 21.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.1% to -9.1%.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

PRD

Perdoceo EducationPRDO

25.8%+2.8pp

Universal Technical InstituteUTI

0.2%—

Strategic Education, Inc.STRA

13.7%+4.1pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$144.0M+22.5%

Gross profit$85.6M+22.1%

Operating income$6.4M+87.7%

Net income$4.4M+124%

EPS (diluted)$0.14+133%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$16.7M-41.8%

Total debt$207.0M+17.4%

Total equity$198.8M+11.8%

Total assets$486.7M+13.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.6M+154%

CapEx$14.6M-26.5%

Free cash flow-$10.1M+64.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.52B+157%

Enterprise value$1.71B+128%

P/E67.7×+18.7×

P/S2.8×+1.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin60.3%+1.3pp

Operating margin6.1%+1.9pp

Net margin4.1%+1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.9%+4.9pp

Debt / equity1×0.0×

Current ratio0.8×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lincoln Educational Services Corporation’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=-16%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation’s 10-Q, filed August 11, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow margin?: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) reported free cash flow margin of -16% in Q2 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow margin?: Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow margin has grown at a 21.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.1% to -9.1%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.