Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.06
- Estimate
- -$0.01
- Surprise
- +1100.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $142.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) beat the -$0.01 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.06 — a large 1100.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.4/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LINC Sell at 5.4/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1100.0% surprise compares with a +359.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-09.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Regulatory: Title IV Programs (U.S. Department of Education) (85.0%)
- Concentration risk — Product: Skilled Trades (52.0%)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.2)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $25.54
- Price target
- $46.28
- Stop
- $23.68
- Upside to target
- +81.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 7.2:1
The stock trades at 34.0× trailing but 24.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 28 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LINC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $808.3M
- P/E (fwd)
- 24.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 34.0
- 52-week range
- $17.29–$56.34
- Off 52-week high
- 54.7%
- RSI (14)
- 28
- Volume vs avg
- 0.04×
- Score today
- 5.4/10