LOPE Stock — Grand Canyon Education Inc.

Grand Canyon Education Inc. (LOPE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LOPE is a Stock. Total return is 1263.5% over the past 17.9 years, 38.1 points behind SPY at 1301.6%.

Grand Canyon Education is an education services company that provides technology infrastructure, academic programming, student support services, and back-office operations to university partners across the United States. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. This company may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the education services sector, though those specifically focused on dividend income should note the absence of regular distributions.

LOPE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1263.5% over the past 17.9 years, 38.1 points behind SPY at 1301.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -22.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.0%.

LOPE key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/20/2008

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$161.58 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$4,211,588,678

Average volume

234599.0

Beta

0.58

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

19.63

Forward P/E

13.2979

EPS

$8.23

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.

LOPE risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.0%.

Who may consider LOPE — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LOPE 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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