# Grand Canyon Education Inc. (LOPE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $152.67, market value $4.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.5×** (5-yr avg 19.0×, 3-yr avg 20.7×). Grand Canyon Education Inc. trades at 18.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 19.0×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 13.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.5×.
- **Price / book: 5.9×**. The shares trade at 5.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.1%** (5-yr avg 5.7%). Free cash flow equals 6.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.7%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 24.5%**. 24.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 19.5%**. 19.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 28.9%**. 28.9% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 29.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 29.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 22.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 22.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.1%** (3-yr 6.7%/yr, 5-yr 5.6%/yr). Revenue grew 7.1% over the last year, against 5.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -0.3%** (3-yr 10.4%/yr, 5-yr 7.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 0.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 8.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 8.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.14**. Debt is 0.14 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 3.65** (quick 3.65). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.65 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 13.13**. A Z-score of 13.13 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Grand Canyon Education Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Grand Canyon Education Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $195.00 (+28% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -25.6%** (YTD -8.2%, 3-mo 0.1%). The shares are down 25.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.6%** (13.7% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.08** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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