LINC
Lincoln Educational Services·NASDAQ
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LINC fundamentals
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) released its earnings on Feb 23, 2026: revenue was 142.87M (YoY +19.68%), beat estimates; EPS was 0.4995 (YoY +63.18%), beat estimates.
Revenue / YoY
142.87M
+19.68%
EPS / YoY
0.4995
+63.18%
Report date
Feb 23, 2026
LINC Earnings Call Summary for Q4,2025
- Revenue Growth: Q4 2025 revenue up 21.4% to $142.9M, driven by 17% student population growth. Full year 2025 revenue $518.2M (+19.7%).
- Profit Expansion: Adjusted EBITDA up 60% to $67.1M in 2025, targeting $72-76M in 2026 (+14-19%). Net income up 64% to $28.4M, guiding to $20-23M in 2026.
- Student Growth: 15.7% Q4 student starts, 15.2% full year growth. 2026 starts expected 8-13%.
- Strategic Expansion: 3 new campuses in 2025, 2 more in 2026. Lincoln 10.0 hybrid model reduces education expenses to 33% of revenue.
- High School Initiative: 20% of 2025 students from high school, targeting mid-20s% share. 150 students in pilot share program allowing juniors/seniors to earn 50% of certificate before graduation.
- Employer Partnerships: New contracts with New Jersey Transit, Johnson Controls, and Container Maintenance Corp. Workforce Link division targets $600M+ 2026 revenue.
EPS
Actual | -0.08 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3225 | 0.0227 | 0.0173 | 0.1131 | 0.3247 | 0.0588 | 0.0567 | 0.1344 | 0.3061 | 0.1108 | 0.0854 | 0.2011 | 0.4995 | |||||||||||
Forecast | -0.18 | -0.195 | 0.0133 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.0367 | 0.0933 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.035 | 0.09 | 0.26 | -0.0133 | -0.02 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.035 | 0.135 | 0.3 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.09 | 0.42 | |||||||||||
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +55.56% | +110.26% | +501.50% | -3.13% | +160.00% | +63.49% | +17.90% | +204.17% | -100.00% | -100.00% | +11.11% | +24.04% | +270.68% | +186.50% | +182.75% | +20.26% | +194.00% | +62.00% | -0.44% | +2.03% | +216.57% | +144.00% | +123.44% | +18.93% |
Revenue
Actual | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.04M | 62.47M | 78.79M | 81.79M | 78.00M | 80.46M | 89.06M | 87.82M | 82.55M | 82.14M | 91.81M | 91.78M | 87.28M | 88.65M | 99.62M | 102.52M | 103.37M | 102.91M | 114.41M | 119.37M | 117.51M | 116.47M | 141.39M | 142.87M |
Forecast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.59M | 64.17M | 74.36M | 78.61M | 76.89M | 73.43M | 83.15M | 86.51M | 82.03M | 83.47M | 88.90M | 89.68M | 83.36M | 84.71M | 94.90M | 96.21M | 97.00M | 100.59M | 110.78M | 110.85M | 114.66M | 115.12M | 134.19M | 134.02M |
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +5.18% | -2.65% | +5.97% | +4.05% | +1.44% | +9.58% | +7.10% | +1.51% | +0.63% | -1.59% | +3.28% | +2.34% | +4.71% | +4.64% | +4.98% | +6.56% | +6.57% | +2.31% | +3.27% | +7.69% | +2.48% | +1.18% | +5.36% | +6.60% |
Earnings Call
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