| LOPE price | $149.25 at the August 3, 2026, 12:07 PM EDT reading, up 3.91 or 2.69% from the $145.34 previous close, within a day range near $148.34 to $151.17 | StockAnalysis.com real-time quote | August 4, 2026 |
| Market capitalization | $3.84 billion, reported by StockAnalysis.com and consistent with $149.25 x about 25.73 million shares outstanding | StockAnalysis.com quote and statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Q2 2026 results | Service revenue of $264.0 million up 6.7%, operating income of $58.2 million up 12.3% with a 22.0% operating margin, net income of $45.9 million, diluted EPS of $1.75, adjusted diluted EPS of $1.81 beating consensus by $0.14, and adjusted EBITDA of $73.4 million up 8.9% | GCE Q2 2026 earnings release | July 30, 2026 |
| First-half 2026 results | Service revenue of $572.8 million up 6.7%, operating income of $153.6 million up 9.9% with a 26.8% operating margin, net income of $121.2 million, diluted EPS of $4.57, adjusted diluted EPS of $4.69, and adjusted EBITDA of $184.1 million up 8.7% | GCE Q2 2026 earnings release | July 30, 2026 |
| Enrollment | University partner enrollments of 126,231 at June 30, 2026, up 7.6%, with GCU enrollments of 121,921 up 7.5%, GCU online of 113,011 up 7.8%, GCU ground of 8,910 up 3.9%, and off-campus classroom and laboratory site enrollments of 5,829 up 16.8%, or 18.5% excluding closed sites and sites in teach out | GCE Q2 2026 earnings release | July 30, 2026 |
| Amended and restated MSA | Entered July 29, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, with an initial 15-year term through June 30, 2041 and up to three automatic five-year renewals; eliminates GCU termination for convenience and early termination fees; resets service fees at 60% of tuition and academic-related fees; removes a reimbursement payment; estimated service revenue reduced by about $20 million annually with an operating income impact not expected to exceed $1 million per quarter | GCE Q2 2026 earnings call and Form 10-Q | July 30, 2026 |
| FY2026 guidance | Service revenue of $1,165.3 million to $1,172.3 million, operating margin of 28.0% to 28.2%, effective tax rate of 23.2%, diluted EPS of $9.93 to $10.07, adjusted diluted EPS of $10.18 to $10.32, and about 26.1 million diluted shares | GCE Q2 2026 earnings release | July 30, 2026 |
| Share repurchases | Repurchased 471,489 shares in Q2 2026 at a cost of about $75.3 million, plus 169,106 shares repurchased since June 30, 2026, with $124.1 million remaining under the repurchase authorization as of July 30, 2026 | GCE Q2 2026 earnings call | July 30, 2026 |
| Balance sheet | Cash and cash equivalents of $171.06 million, investments of $103.47 million, total cash and investments of $274.5 million, total assets of $919.18 million, total liabilities of $249.67 million, and total stockholders equity of $669.51 million at June 30, 2026, with total debt of $104.21 million and net cash of $170.31 million per StockAnalysis.com statistics | GCE Q2 2026 earnings release balance sheet and StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Shares outstanding | 25.73 million shares per StockAnalysis.com statistics as of August 3, 2026, down 5.28% year over year; the Q2 2026 Form 10-Q cover lists 26,234,000 shares outstanding at June 30, 2026 with additional buybacks completed after quarter end | StockAnalysis.com statistics and GCE Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Valuation | 18.04x trailing EPS, 13.90x forward PE, 3.40x sales, 5.62x book value, 15.99x free cash flow, EV/EBITDA of 11.54, EV/EBIT of 13.25, and PEG of 0.90 | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| TTM income statement | TTM revenue of $1.14 billion up 7.0%, TTM net income of $224.21 million, TTM EPS of $8.26, TTM operating income of $279.71 million with a 24.49% margin on a filing-consistent basis, gross margin of 53.27%, operating margin of 27.77% and profit margin of 19.63% per StockAnalysis.com statistics under S&P Global classification | StockAnalysis.com financials and statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| TTM cash flow | Operating cash flow of $278.71 million, capital expenditures of $36.15 million, free cash flow of $242.56 million, and free cash flow per share of $9.43 | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| FY2025 results | Revenue of $1.106 billion up 7.07%, net income of $216.17 million down 4.45%, EPS of $7.71, operating cash flow of $273.49 million, and free cash flow of $238.65 million, cross-checked against SEC EDGAR XBRL company-concept JSON for revenue and net income | StockAnalysis.com financials and SEC EDGAR XBRL | August 4, 2026 |
| Profitability | Return on equity of 30.98%, return on invested capital of 46.35%, return on assets of 20.43%, current ratio of 2.82, debt to equity of 0.16, and effective tax rate of 23.42% | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy from 3 analysts with an average price target of $195.00, about 30.65% above the current price, with a low target of $185 and a high target of $200 | StockAnalysis.com forecast | August 4, 2026 |
| Recent analyst target updates | Barrington lowered its target to $200 from $230 on July 31, 2026 and reiterated Buy; BMO Capital maintained Buy at $185; Truist maintained Buy on July 31, 2026 | StockAnalysis.com forecast and news feed | August 4, 2026 |
| Consensus estimates | FY2026 revenue estimate of $1.17 billion up 5.68% with adjusted EPS of $10.23 up 12.63%, and FY2027 revenue of $1.24 billion up 6.12% with adjusted EPS of $11.32 up 10.72%, with three-year revenue growth forecast of 5.88% and EPS growth forecast of 10.89% | StockAnalysis.com forecast | August 4, 2026 |
| Short interest | 1.72 million shares short, 6.70% of shares outstanding, 6.87% of float, and about 4.20 days to cover | StockAnalysis.com statistics short selling | August 4, 2026 |
| 52-week range and performance | 52-week range of $134.27 to $223.04, down 12.05% over the trailing 52 weeks, with a beta of 0.57 | StockAnalysis.com quote and statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Technical snapshot | 5-day SMA near $151.02, 20-day SMA near $146.33, 50-day SMA near $147.62, 100-day SMA near $157.14, 200-day SMA near $164.52, 14-day RSI near 53.13, 14-day ADX near 22.65, 14-day historical volatility near 51.91%, and 20-day average volume near 368,975 shares | Barchart and StockAnalysis.com technical snapshots | August 4, 2026 |