Grand Canyon Education, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( GCE or the Company ) is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE has developed significant technological solutions, infrastructure and operational processes to provide services to these institutions on a large scale.
Margins and capital returns are both well above average: 24.04% operating margin, ROIC at 23.16%. Consistent with durable pricing power, though that alone doesn't make it a buy.
Revenue grew 7.1%, steady but not accelerating. Margins contracted 2.6pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
Insufficient data to identify specific risks. Treat any missing metrics as a data gap, not a clean bill of health.
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$1.13B
▲ +7.1% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$220M
▼ -4.4% YoY
Op. Margin
24.29%
▼ -2.6pp YoY
ROIC
24.21%
▼ -1.4pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$260M
▼ -5.6% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$294M
▼ -5.7% YoY
Net Debt
-$148M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$252M
5Y CAGR: +5.6%
5Y CAGR: -3.1%
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