Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.81
- Estimate
- $1.67
- Surprise
- +8.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $264.0M
- Score today
- 5.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) beat the $1.67 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.81 — a clear 8.2% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LOPE Buy (Wait) at 5.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +8.2% surprise compares with a +3.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.9 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
What argues against it
- Negative momentum
- Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
- Momentum score 2.4/10 — below 4.5 minimum
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
- $150.64
- Entry target
- $147.83
- Price target
- $165.75
- Stop
- $140.75
- Upside to target
- +10.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.8:1
The stock trades at 18.6× trailing but 13.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-24 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LOPE 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
- $3.93B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 18.6
- 52-week range
- $134.27–$223.04
- Off 52-week high
- 32.5%
- RSI (14)
- 53
- Volume vs avg
- 1.03×
- Score today
- 5.9/10