LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LINC) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 1.05%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 8.94×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 1.05% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $6.00M ÷ $570.78M × 100 ≈ 1.05% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 8.94× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $33.74M ÷ $3.77M ≈ 8.94× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 570.78M USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 6.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 33.74M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 3.77M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $570.78M | $6.00M | $33.74M | $3.77M | (m) | 1.05% | 8.94× | Reported |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $544.69M | $5.73M | $33.31M | $3.53M | (m) | 1.05% | 9.44× | Reported |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $518.24M | $5.49M | $30.31M | $3.39M | (m) | 1.06% | 8.93× | Reported |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $494.74M | $5.36M | $23.51M | $3.18M | (m) | 1.08% | 7.40× | Reported |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $467.76M | $5.07M | $23.04M | $2.85M | (m) | 1.08% | 8.10× | Reported |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $454.20M | $4.78M | $19.05M | $2.70M | (m) | 1.05% | 7.06× | Reported |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $440.06M | $4.63M | $15.18M | $2.56M | (m) | 1.05% | 5.92× | Reported |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $423.21M | $5.20M | $13.21M | $2.17M | (m) | 1.23% | 6.10× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $408.42M | $4.61M | $9.38M | $1.53M | (m) | 1.13% | 6.14× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $394.15M | $6.14M | $34.02M | $889.00K | (m) | 1.56% | 38.26× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $378.07M | $5.89M | $33.36M | $347.00K | (m) | 1.56% | 96.13× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $367.32M | $4.79M | $35.72M | $120.00K | (m) | 1.31% | 297.70× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $359.52M | $4.77M | $38.61M | $136.00K | (m) | 1.33% | 283.88× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $353.02M | $2.68M | $15.49M | $142.00K | (m) | 0.76% | 109.07× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $348.29M | $3.11M | $16.28M | $160.00K | (m) | 0.89% | 101.74× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $344.33M | $3.16M | $38.99M | $1.25M | (m) | 0.92% | 31.07× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $341.57M | $3.28M | $39.86M | $1.51M | (m) | 0.96% | 26.40× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $339.89M | $3.63M | $42.92M | $1.77M | (m) | 1.07% | 24.21× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $335.34M | $2.89M | $49.26M | $2.02M | (m) | 0.86% | 24.45× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $329.31M | $2.49M | $26.34M | $1.19M | (m) | 0.76% | 22.16× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $319.05M | $2.41M | $24.44M | $1.18M | (m) | 0.75% | 20.80× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $301.05M | $1.89M | $22.15M | $1.21M | (m) | 0.63% | 18.36× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $293.10M | $1.69M | $14.78M | $1.27M | (m) | 0.58% | 11.59× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $285.22M | $1.50M | $13.71M | $1.78M | (m) | 0.53% | 7.69× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $279.02M | $1.05M | $12.01M | $2.26M | (m) | 0.38% | 5.32× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $280.12M | $918.00K | $8.76M | $2.76M | (m) | 0.33% | 3.17× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $273.34M | $679.00K | $5.24M | $2.96M | (m) | 0.25% | 1.77× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $269.54M | $480.00K | $942.00K | $2.82M | (m) | 0.18% | 0.33× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $267.02M | $282.00K | $-1.13M | $2.70M | (m) | 0.11% | -0.42× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $264.57M | $145.00K | $-2.56M | $2.41M | (m) | 0.05% | -1.06× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $263.20M | $522.00K | $-3.95M | $2.42M | (m) | 0.20% | -1.63× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $260.49M | $774.00K | $-1.94M | $2.24M | (m) | 0.30% | -0.86× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $257.72M | $1.05M | $-2.74M | $2.33M | (m) | 0.41% | -1.18× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $258.46M | $1.29M | $-5.25M | $2.49M | (m) | 0.50% | -2.11× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | $261.85M | $1.22M | $-4.72M | $7.10M | (m) | 0.47% | -0.66× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $178.37M | $1.30M | $-7.50M | $7.97M | (m) | 0.73% | -0.94× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $185.33M | $1.42M | $-7.45M | $8.75M | (m) | 0.77% | -0.85× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $191.54M | $1.43M | $-4.65M | $9.59M | (m) | 0.75% | -0.48× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | $196.91M | $1.44M | $-5.16M | $6.00M | (m) | 0.73% | -0.86× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | $181.09M | $1.33M | $-4.26M | $6.90M | (m) | 0.73% | -0.62× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | $186.14M | $1.02M | $826.00K | $7.50M | (m) | 0.55% | 0.11× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | $188.99M | $1.17M | $-710.00K | $7.52M | (m) | 0.62% | -0.09× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | (m) | $193.22M | $1.13M | $778.00K | $7.44M | (m) | 0.58% | 0.10× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | $313.61M | $1.02M | $1.90M | $7.05M | (m) | 0.33% | 0.27× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | $318.54M | $1.70M | $-42.22M | $6.47M | (m) | 0.53% | -6.52× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | $322.54M | $1.96M | $-45.38M | $5.92M | (m) | 0.61% | -7.66× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | (m) | $325.02M | $2.62M | $-48.55M | $5.61M | (m) | 0.81% | -8.65× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | $330.25M | $3.03M | $-55.18M | $5.42M | (m) | 0.92% | -10.19× | Reported |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $334.12M | $2.34M | $-11.65M | $4.87M | (m) | 0.70% | -2.39× | Reported |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | $338.72M | $2.71M | $-11.55M | $4.89M | (m) | 0.80% | -2.36× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | (m) | $345.02M | $3.00M | $-9.56M | $4.67M | (m) | 0.87% | -2.05× | Reported |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | $366.26M | $4.19M | $-38.33M | $4.45M | (m) | 1.14% | -8.62× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | $379.81M | $4.70M | $-33.82M | $4.41M | (m) | 1.24% | -7.67× | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | $391.62M | $4.71M | $-36.10M | $4.25M | (m) | 1.20% | -8.49× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | $402.70M | $4.34M | $-27.66M | $4.47M | (m) | 1.08% | -6.18× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | $424.94M | $3.41M | $-22.54M | $4.50M | (m) | 0.80% | -5.00× | Reported |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $444.28M | $3.41M | $-25.11M | $4.54M | (m) | 0.77% | -5.53× | Reported |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $472.14M | $3.13M | $12.32M | $4.59M | (m) | 0.66% | 2.68× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $512.63M | $3.54M | $34.89M | $4.37M | (m) | 0.69% | 7.98× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | $639.49M | $2.67M | $122.64M | $4.53M | (m) | 0.42% | 27.06× | Reported |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | $552.54M | $2.38M | $88.32M | $4.28M | (m) | 0.43% | 20.66× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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