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Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Educational Services · website · IPO 2008-11-20 · LEI

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.9B
P / E17.8×
P / S3.5×
P / B5.2×
Net margin19.5%
Return on equity28.9%
Return on capital30.1%
Graham number -52.1%$68.00

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($68.00); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
17.00% 20.90% 27.10% 33.30% 30.50% 29.00% 20.30% 21.30% 21.90% 19.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
27.20% 29.00% 30.50% 34.10% 32.90% 31.50% 26.10% 25.90% 26.70% 24.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
19.20% 20.60% 18.90% 18.00% 16.30% 24.90% 29.00% 28.50% 28.90% 28.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
47.6M 48.2M 48.4M 48.3M 47.2M 44.0M 32.2M 30.1M 29.3M 28.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$18.6M -$138.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
13.60% 15.60% 17.30% 15.30% 13.90% 21.30% 22.20% 22.00% 22.20% 21.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.10× 0.07× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.15 $4.22 $4.73 $5.37 $5.45 $5.92 $5.73 $6.80 $7.73 $7.71 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. trades at about 18.4× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.1×–22.7×, median 19.6×).

14.1× 22.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (14.1×–22.7×); dot = today's 18.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin24.0%26.7%25.9%26.1%31.5%32.9%34.1%30.5%29.0%27.2%
Net margin19.5%21.9%21.3%20.3%29.0%30.5%33.3%27.1%20.9%17.0%
Return on assets21.8%22.2%22.0%22.2%21.3%13.9%15.3%17.3%15.6%13.6%
Return on equity28.9%28.9%28.5%29.0%24.9%16.3%18.0%18.9%20.6%19.2%
Debt / equity—————0.07×0.10×———
Current ratio3.653.783.482.746.952.812.193.841.571.01

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.