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

Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow yield has grown at a -11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.2% to -8%.

What does free cash flow yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC Free cash flow yield

Free cash flow yield at other companies

PRD

Perdoceo EducationPRDO

9.5%-0.6pp

Universal Technical InstituteUTI

0.1%—

Strategic Education, Inc.STRA

9.3%+3.6pp

NelnetNNI

8%-5.4pp

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%

Profitability

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Gross margin60.3%+1.3pp

Operating margin6.1%+1.9pp

Net margin4.1%+1.5pp

FCF margin-16%—

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/market cap=-10.3%

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 yield?: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) reported free cash flow yield of -10.3% in Q2 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow yield?: Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow yield has grown at a -11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.2% to -8%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.