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Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE)

US · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

$152.41-0.95%
Last close · 2026-09-17

Latest quarter · ended 2026-06-30

Revenue
$264.0M
Revenue YoY
+6.7%
Net profit
$45.9M
Profit YoY
+10.4%
EPS
$1.81
EPS estimate
$1.69
Net margin
17.4%

EPS came in at 1.81 against a street estimate of 1.69 — a beat of 7.1%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
18.2
Forward P/E
13.3
P/B
5.89
Book value
$25.85
EPS (TTM)
$8.29
52-week high
$223.04
52-week low
$134.27
50-day MA
$147.86
200-day MA
$158.96
Beta
0.58

Analyst view

Analysts rate Grand Canyon Education Inc a buy (3 buy, 0 hold, 0 sell out of 3) with an average price target of $195.00.

From the latest earnings call · 2026-07-30

CONFIDENT GCE beat Q2 EPS by $0.14 despite tough comps. Online grew 7.8%, hybrid surged 18.5%. Three major growth catalysts: honors college (3.5k→7k students), construction/manufacturing college, and law school launching fall 2027. Management sees structural industry shift favoring agile competitors. Q2 2026 Not separately disclosed by region; focus on three platform segments (online, ground, hybrid). Analysts probed AI/search risk, new loan rules, and competitive mix shift. Management emphasized employer partnership moat (32% of volume), loan cap alignment with actual student needs, and unlikelihood of competitor adoption of licensure-heavy model due to operational complexity. Confidence in differentiation via hard-to-replicate programs. 2026-07-30…

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Shareholding

Insiders
2.18%
Institutions
105.20%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc10.79%
FMR Inc10.29%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.96%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.71%
William Blair Investment Management, LLC3.99%
Reinhart Mahoney Capital Management Inc3.39%
State Street Corp3.30%
GW&K Investment Management, LLC2.78%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Board / officer change · Q3 2026
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. – SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • CFO placed on paid administrative leave effective August 21, 2026 • Interim CFO appointed:
2026-08-24
Quarterly report · Q2 2026
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. - Q2 2026 10-Q SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 service revenue: $264,045 thousand (up 6.7% vs. Q2 2025: $247,499 tho
2026-07-30
Results announced · Q3 2026
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. — Q2 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 Service Revenue: $264.0 million, up 6.7% from $247.5 million in Q
2026-07-30
Board / officer change · Q2 2026
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. - FORM 8-K SUMMARY OTHER NOTABLE POINTS • Director Resignation: Jack A. Henry resigned from the Board of Directors on J
2026-06-25
Shareholder vote results · Q2 2026
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. - FORM 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Annual Meeting held June 10, 2026 with 24,212,405 shares voted, representing 91.0
2026-06-10
Quarterly report · Q1 2026
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. - Q1 2026 SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Service revenue: $308.76 million (Q1 2026) vs. $289.31 million (Q1 2025) = +6.7% y
2026-04-30
Proxy statement · Q2 2026
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY --- WHAT SHAREHOLDERS ARE VOTING ON • Proposal 1: Elect six directors to serve until the 2027
2026-04-23
Annual report FY2025
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. — 10-K SUMMARY (Year Ended December 31, 2025) HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total Students Served: Over 136,200 students as of Dec
2026-02-18

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Deals & corporate news

AnnouncementDate
Master Services Agreement with university partner amended with new terms
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. announced it is negotiating amendments to its Master Services Agreement with its primary partner, Grand Canyon University (GCU), effective July 1, 2026. Currentl
2026-06-03
Board approves $300 million increase to stock repurchase program
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. announced two significant developments. First, on December 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education formally recognized Grand Canyon University (GCU), the comp
2025-12-15

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