LINC Stock — Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LINC is a Stock. Total return is 40.0% over the past 21.3 years, 798.6 points behind SPY at 838.6%.

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation operates postsecondary career education schools across the United States, offering associate's degrees, diplomas, and certificates in automotive technology, skilled trades, health sciences, and information technology through brands including Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, and Nashville Auto Diesel College. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. This stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the career education sector, though prospective investors should note the absence of dividend income.

LINC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 40.0% over the past 21.3 years, 798.6 points behind SPY at 838.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 61.3%.

LINC key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/23/2005

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

4.69

Last close

$22.22 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$704,851,263

Average volume

466320.0

Ex-dividend date

12/11/2014

Payment date

12/31/2014

Beta

0.834

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

30.44

Forward P/E

26.0417

EPS

$0.73

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LINC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 61.3%.

Who may consider LINC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LINC does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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