Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.77
- Estimate
- $1.76
- Surprise
- +0.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $267.3M
- Score today
- 6.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) beat the $1.76 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.77 — effectively in line (0.4%).
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LOPE Buy (Wait) at 6.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +0.4% surprise compares with a +3.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-17.
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 -1.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
- Momentum score 1.1/10 — 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
- $116.92
- Entry target
- $109.84
- Price target
- $164.90
- Stop
- $102.15
- Upside to target
- +41.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.5:1
The stock trades at 18.2× trailing but 10.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 15 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — 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
- $3.19B
- P/E (fwd)
- 10.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 18.2
- 52-week range
- $120.08–$182.16
- Off 52-week high
- 35.8%
- RSI (14)
- 15
- Volume vs avg
- 0.57×
- Score today
- 6.0/10