Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE)

NASDAQ: LOPE · USD

$154

-3.26 (-2.1%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	4B
Revenue (ttm)	1.1B
Net income (ttm)	224.2M
EPS (ttm)	$8.26
Shares out	25.7M
P/E (trailing)	18.7x
P/E (forward)	14.3x
Volume	183,770
Beta	0.58

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 1.1B
Net income (ttm): 224.2M
EPS (ttm): $8.26
P/E (trailing): 18.7x
P/E (forward): 14.3x
Market cap: 4B

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E14.3

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Trailing P/E18.7

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ROE31

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ROIC46.4

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001434588
Company name	Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	38526M106
Earnings date	2026-11-04
Earnings time	amc
Employees	5,830
Employees change	30
Employees growth	0.52%
Enterprise value	$3.8B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1949
Industry	Education & Training Services
IPO date	2008-11-20
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US38526M1062
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-18
Last earnings date	2026-07-30
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$4B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-04
Options	Yes
Price	$154.06
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Staples
SIC code	8200
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	LOPE
U.S. state	Arizona
Website	https://www.gce.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	15.95x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	18.9x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	20.4x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	18.33x
Earnings yield	5.36%
EV/Earnings	16.94x
EV/EBIT	11.98x
EV/EBITDA	10.58x
EV/FCF	15.66x
EV/Sales	3.33x
FCF / EV yield	6.39%
FCF yield	6.11%
Forward EV/Sales	3.16x
Forward P/E	14.32x
Forward P/S	3.3x
Graham number	69.29965
Graham upside	-55.06%
Industry forward P/E	11.32x
Industry P/E	49.68x
Lynch fair value	$41.29
Lynch upside	-73.22%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	17.33x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	14.97x
P/B ratio	6.09x
P/E ratio	18.66x
P/FCF ratio	16.36x
P/OCF ratio	14.24x
P/S ratio	3.47x
PEG ratio	0.98x
Price / tangible book value	10.98x
Price/EBITDA ratio	11.06x
Sector forward P/E	21.33x
Sector P/E	28.29x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	27.77%
EBITDA margin	31.42%
Effective tax rate	23.42%
FCF margin	21.24%
Gross margin	53.27%
Operating margin	27.77%
Pretax margin	25.63%
Profit margin	19.63%
Profit per employee	$38,457
Profitable quarters	72
Profitable years	20
Revenue per employee	$195,895
ROA	20.43%
ROA (5Y)	16.07%
ROCE	39.56%
ROE	30.98%
ROE (5Y)	26.09%
ROIC	46.35%
ROIC (5Y)	34.53%
SBC / revenue	1.19%
Tax / revenue	6%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-0.03%
EPS growth (Q)	18.24%
EPS growth (QoQ)	-37.5%
EPS growth 10Y	10.55%
EPS growth 3Y	10.27%
EPS growth 5Y	7.53%
EPS growth quarters	3
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth	-7.13%
FCF growth (Q)	-15.15%
FCF growth (QoQ)	22.27%
FCF growth 3Y	7.7%
FCF growth 5Y	26.41%
Gross profit growth	7.57%
Gross profit growth (Q)	7.41%
Gross profit growth 3Y	7.47%
Gross profit growth 5Y	3.68%
Net income growth	-5.2%
Net income growth (Q)	10.36%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-39.15%
Net income growth 3Y	5.75%
Net income growth 5Y	-3.39%
Net income growth quarters	3
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	-6.5%
OCF growth (Q)	-12.39%
OCF growth (QoQ)	23.17%
OCF growth 10Y	3.13%
OCF growth 3Y	6.33%
OCF growth 5Y	-1.34%
Operating income growth	8.96%
Operating income growth (Q)	12.28%
Operating income growth 3Y	10.33%
Operating income growth 5Y	2.32%
Revenue growth	6.97%
Revenue growth (Q)	6.69%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-14.48%
Revenue growth 10Y	3.27%
Revenue growth 3Y	7.16%
Revenue growth 5Y	5.47%
Revenue growth quarters	16
Revenue growth years	6

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-36.1M
Depreciation and amortization	$41.7M
EBIT	$317.1M
EBITDA	$358.8M
EPS	$8.26
FCF per share	$9.43
Financing cash flow	$-342.7M
Free cash flow	$242.6M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$229M
Gross profit	$608.4M
Income taxes	$68.6M
Investing cash flow	$42.8M
Net cash flow	$-21.2M
Net income	$224.2M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$265.1M
Operating income	$317.1M
Revenue	$1.1B
Stock-based compensation	$13.6M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	18.43
Book value per share	$25.85
Debt / EBITDA	0.28
Debt / equity	0.16
Debt / FCF	0.43
Goodwill	$160.8M
Long-term assets	$587.7M
Long-term liabilities	$132M
Net cash (debt)	$170.3M
Net cash / market cap	4.29%
Net cash growth	-35.99%
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.47
Net debt / equity	-0.25
Net debt / FCF	-0.7
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$274.8M
Shareholders' equity	$669.5M
Tangible book value	$361.4M
Tangible book value per share	$13.95
Total assets	$919.2M
Total cash	$274.5M
Total debt	$104.2M
Total liabilities	$249.7M
WACC	7.25%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	1.18
Current assets	$331.5M
Current liabilities	$117.6M
Current ratio	2.82
Net working capital	$-45.4M
Quick ratio	2.69
Working capital	$213.8M
Working capital turnover	4.42

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	5.28%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	5.28%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	259.28%
10Y return CAGR	13.65%
10Y total return	259.28%
150-day SMA	$154.62
15Y price change	800.41%
15Y return CAGR	15.78%
15Y total return	800.41%
1D price change	-2.07%
1M price change	4.6%
1M total return	4.6%
1W price change	-3.57%
1W total return	-3.57%
1Y price change	-29.49%
1Y return CAGR	-29.5%
1Y total return	-29.49%
20-day SMA	$159.04
200-day SMA	$157.73
3M price change	6.35%
3M total return	6.35%
3Y price change	31.24%
3Y return CAGR	9.48%
3Y total return	31.24%
50-day SMA	$153.65
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$217.98
52-week high date	2025-10-28
52-week low	$134.27
52-week low date	2026-07-22
5Y price change	75.15%
5Y return CAGR	11.86%
5Y total return	75.15%
6M price change	-6.86%
6M total return	-6.86%
All-time high	$223.04
All-time high date	2025-10-24
All-time low	$9.49
All-time low date	2008-11-20
Average true range (ATR)	$4.32
Average volume	252.6K
Beta (1Y)	0.41
Beta (2Y)	0.84
Beta (5Y)	0.58
Change from 52-week high	-29.32%
Change from 52-week low	14.74%
Change from all-time high	-30.93%
Change from all-time low	1,523.39%
Change from open	-0.66%
Day's gap	-1.41%
Dollar volume	$28.3M
High price	$155.09
Low price	$152.46
Monthly RSI	48.51
Open price	$155.09
Position in 52-week range	60.84%
Premarket change	-0.2%
Premarket close	$157.31
Premarket price	$157.00
Previous close	$157.31
Price vs 150-day SMA	-0.36%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-3.13%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-2.33%
Price vs 50-day SMA	0.27%
Relative volume	0.73
RSI	43.82
Sharpe ratio	-1.07
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.36
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.38
Sortino ratio	-1.19
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.75
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.77
Volume	183.8K
Weekly RSI	48.42
YTD price change	-7.37%
YTD total return	-7.37%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	25.1M
Float percentage	97.5%
Shares change (QoQ)	-2.41%
Shares change (YoY)	-5.28%
Shares held by insiders	2.26%
Shares held by institutions	109.15%
Shares outstanding	25.7M
Short % of float	9.13%
Short % of shares	8.9%
Short ratio	6.7 days

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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