grand canyon education - LOPE

LOPE

Close Chg Chg %
171.17 0.19 0.11%

Closed Market

171.36

+0.19 (0.11%)

Volume: 190.79K

Last Updated:

Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: grand canyon education - LOPE

LOPE Key Data

Open

$171.83

Day Range

168.85 - 173.03

52 Week Range

149.37 - 223.04

Market Cap

$4.65B

Shares Outstanding

27.14M

Public Float

26.55M

Beta

0.67

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

22.21

EPS

$7.76

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

247.25K

 

LOPE Performance

1 Week
 
2.87%
 
1 Month
 
2.89%
 
3 Months
 
3.61%
 
1 Year
 
2.48%
 
5 Years
 
55.39%
 

LOPE Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
Full Ratings ➔

About grand canyon education - LOPE

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. engages in the provision of education services. It offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs and certificates across colleges. The company was founded by Christopher C. Richardson and Brent D. Richardson in November 2003 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

LOPE At a Glance

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
2600 West Camelback Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85017-3030
Phone 1-602-247-4400 Revenue 1.11B
Industry Miscellaneous Commercial Services Net Income 216.17M
Sector Commercial Services 2025 Sales Growth 7.073%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 2,700
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LOPE Valuation

P/E Current 22.215
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 21.56
Price to Sales Ratio 4.214
Price to Book Ratio 6.099
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 17.04
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.006
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.039
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.024

LOPE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 409,655.556
Income Per Employee 80,062.963
Receivables Turnover 12.762
Total Asset Turnover 1.08

LOPE Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.646
Quick Ratio 3.646
Cash Ratio 2.734

LOPE Profitability

Gross Margin 52.433
Operating Margin 27.45
Pretax Margin 25.301
Net Margin 19.544
Return on Assets 21.106
Return on Equity 28.243
Return on Total Capital 25.305
Return on Invested Capital 25.148

LOPE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 14.368
Total Debt to Total Capital 12.563
Total Debt to Total Assets 10.625
Long-Term Debt to Equity 12.418
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 10.858
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Grand Canyon Education - LOPE

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
911.31M 960.90M 1.03B 1.11B
Sales Growth
+1.64% +5.44% +7.50% +7.07%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
628.32M 465.61M 496.99M 526.13M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
31.18M 31.97M 36.55M 39.90M
Depreciation
22.76M 23.55M 28.14M 31.48M
Amortization of Intangibles
8.42M 8.42M 8.42M 8.42M
COGS Growth
+9.74% -25.90% +6.74% +5.86%
Gross Income
282.99M 495.29M 536.01M 579.94M
Gross Income Growth
-12.66% +75.02% +8.22% +8.20%
Gross Profit Margin
+31.05% +51.54% +51.89% +52.43%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
45.49M 246.03M 258.72M 276.32M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
45.49M 246.03M 258.72M 276.32M
SGA Growth
+8.76% +440.84% +5.15% +6.80%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - 1.90M 37.71M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
237.50M 249.26M 275.40M 265.91M
Non Operating Income/Expense
2.62M 10.45M 15.92M 13.94M
Non-Operating Interest Income
2.62M 10.45M 15.92M 13.94M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- 2.00K 33.00K 4.00K
Interest Expense Growth
-99.94% +1,550.00% -87.88% -100.00%
Gross Interest Expense
- 2.00K 33.00K 4.00K
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
240.12M 259.68M 291.31M 279.85M
Pretax Income Growth
-27.52% +8.14% +12.18% -3.94%
Pretax Margin
+26.35% +27.02% +28.20% +25.30%
Income Tax
55.44M 54.69M 65.08M 63.68M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
55.21M 54.14M 65.30M 48.78M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
233.00K 554.00K (222.00K) 14.90M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
184.68M 204.99M 226.23M 216.17M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
184.68M 204.99M 226.23M 216.17M
Net Income Growth
-29.07% +11.00% +10.37% -4.45%
Net Margin Growth
+20.26% +21.33% +21.90% +19.54%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
184.68M 204.99M 226.23M 216.17M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
184.68M 204.99M 226.23M 216.17M
EPS (Basic)
5.7476 6.8349 7.7733 7.7586
EPS (Basic) Growth
-3.23% +18.92% +13.73% -0.19%
Basic Shares Outstanding
32.13M 29.99M 29.10M 27.86M
EPS (Diluted)
5.7287 6.7995 7.729 7.7138
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-3.27% +18.69% +13.67% -0.20%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
32.24M 30.15M 29.27M 28.02M
EBITDA
268.68M 281.23M 313.85M 343.52M
EBITDA Growth
-13.90% +4.67% +11.60% +9.45%
EBITDA Margin
+29.48% +29.27% +30.38% +31.06%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 222.667
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 1.685
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 10.09
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.78 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 9.08 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 11.23
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 2
Mean Estimate 1.69 1.86 10.09 11.23
High Estimates 1.69 1.87 10.10 11.28
Low Estimate 1.68 1.85 10.08 11.18
Coefficient of Variance 0.42 0.76 0.14 0.63

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 1
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

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