Grand Canyon Education/$LOPE
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About Grand Canyon Education
Grand Canyon Education Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE's university partner is Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation that operates a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases, and certificates across nine colleges, both online and on the ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona, and at four off-site classroom andlaboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through service agreements with its university partners.
- Ticker
- $LOPE
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 4,961
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, United States
- Website
- www.gce.com
LOPE Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$3.9B
18.58
$8.26
0.58
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Price and volume
Market cap
$3.9B
Beta
0.58
52-week high
$223.04
52-week low
$134.27
Average daily volume
293K
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.818
Quick ratio
2.692
Long term debt to equity
0.133
Total debt to equity
0.156
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
358.792
Gross margin (TTM)
53.27%
Net profit margin (TTM)
19.63%
Operating margin (TTM)
27.77%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.42%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$230,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
20.43%
Return on equity (TTM)
30.98%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
18.58
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.63
Price to book
5.94
Price to tangible book (TTM)
11
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
17.096
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.85%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
8.974
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
6.97%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-0.02%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.16%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.27%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.27%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.55%
What the Analysts think about LOPE
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Grand Canyon Education stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Grand Canyon Education stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Service revenue for the second quarter of 2026 increased 6.7% year-over-year to $264.0 million, reflecting sustained demand for GCE’s education services (Morningstar).
Operating income for Q2 2026 rose 12.3% to $58.2 million, expanding operating margin to 22.0% from 20.9% a year ago, underscoring improved operational leverage (Morningstar).
Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.81 in Q2 2026 outperformed the consensus estimate by $0.14, demonstrating robust profitability momentum (MarketBeat).
Under an amended Master Services Agreement effective July 1, 2026, operating income could decline by up to $1 million per quarter, introducing potential margin headwinds (Reuters).
Guidance for Q3 2026 service revenue of $268.5 million to $270.5 million implies sequential growth of only ~2%, versus 6.7% year-over-year growth in Q2, signaling deceleration in topline momentum (PRNewswire).
Unrestricted cash and investments fell 8.5% to $274.5 million at June 30, 2026, down from $300.1 million at December 31, 2025, as share repurchases and capital expenditures outpaced operating cash flows, narrowing liquidity flexibility (Investing.com).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing LOPE
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $LOPE weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.12% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.12% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | £6.7B | 0.04% |
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