What does settlement charge mean?

Represents cash payments made to settle defined benefit plan obligations, often occurring during plan terminations or lump-sum buyouts. This metric highlights significant one-time cash outflows related to pension liabilities that may impact liquidity and long-term balance sheet obligations.

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC Settlement charge

Settlement charge at other companies

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-$1.25M-150%

ConstelliumCSTM

$2M-66.7%

Genuine PartsGPC

$185.49M—

TFX

TeleflexTFX

$0-100%

Altria GroupMO

$2.84B-6.4%

Baxter InternationalBAX

$0—

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

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

Reported directly by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPaymentForSettlement.

The official record: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation’s 10-K, filed March 2, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's settlement charge?: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) reported settlement charge of $3.64M in Q4 2025.
What does settlement charge mean?: Represents cash payments made to settle defined benefit plan obligations, often occurring during plan terminations or lump-sum buyouts. This metric highlights significant one-time cash outflows related to pension liabilities that may impact liquidity and long-term balance sheet obligations.