Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.43x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $43.51 Million exceeds net income of $12.70 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Lincoln Educational Services Cash Flow Quality Index (2004–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Lincoln Educational Services across 15 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see LINC cash generation efficiency.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Lincoln Educational Services (2004–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Lincoln Educational Services.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.96x | $59.19 Million | $20.00 Million | ▼ -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.96x | $29.31 Million | $9.89 Million | ▲ +201.4% |
| 2023 | 0.98x | $25.56 Million | $26.00 Million | ▲ +1308.2% |
| 2022 | 0.07x | $882.00K | $12.63 Million | ▼ -91.2% |
| 2021 | 0.79x | $27.45 Million | $34.72 Million | ▲ +63.5% |
| 2020 | 0.48x | $23.48 Million | $48.56 Million | ▼ -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.49x | $988.00K | $2.02 Million | ▼ -76.7% |
| 2011 | 2.10x | $36.84 Million | $17.54 Million | ▲ +27.9% |
| 2010 | 1.64x | $114.46 Million | $69.73 Million | ▲ +10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.49x | $73.17 Million | $49.24 Million | ▼ -44.6% |
| 2008 | 2.68x | $54.18 Million | $20.20 Million | ▲ +42.2% |
| 2007 | 1.89x | $15.73 Million | $8.34 Million | ▲ +92.3% |
| 2006 | 0.98x | $15.26 Million | $15.55 Million | ▼ -52.9% |
| 2005 | 2.08x | $38.97 Million | $18.71 Million | ▲ +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.06x | $26.67 Million | $12.98 Million | — |