What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC Share Buybacks

Share Buybacks at other companies

PRD

Perdoceo EducationPRDO

$8.14M-67.7%

Strategic Education, Inc.STRA

$40M+24.9%

NelnetNNI

$16.28M+265%

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+114%

Enterprise value$1.71B+99.1%

P/E67.7×+8.8×

P/S2.8×+1.2×

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:StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue.

The official record: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's share buybacks?: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) reported share buybacks of $2.58M in Q4 2026.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.