LOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.
Services-Educational Services
- Revenue
- $1.1B
- 7.1% YoY
- Operating margin
- 24.0%
- 9.8% YoY
- EBITDA
- $297M
- 2.0% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.2×
- −$63M net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 0 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear1265× net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear97% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear17% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $897M | $911M | $961M | $1.0B | $1.1B | 7.1% |
| Operating income | $282M | $238M | $249M | $275M | $266M | 3.4% |
| Net income | $260K | $185K | $205K | $226K | $216K | 4.4% |
| Operating cash flow | $313M | $221M | $244M | $290M | $273M | 5.7% |
| Capex | $29M | $35M | $45M | $37M | $35M | 6.5% |
| Stock-based comp | $12M | $13M | $13M | $14M | $14M | 4.1% |
| Buybacks | $804M | $604M | $137M | $173M | $265M | 53% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2M | $2M | 179 | 95 |
| FY2024 | $2M | $3M | 176 | 94 |
| FY2023 | $2M | $3M | 142 | 82 |
| FY2022 | $2M | $3M | 113 | 74 |
| FY2021 | $2M | $2M | 92 | 75 |