Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

LOPE: NasdaqGS
69Total

Lowest reading is at 34 out of 100. All scores are out of 100.

About The Company

CEO

Mr. Brian E. Mueller

Market Cap

4.21 Billion USD

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Website

https://www.gce.com

Last Update

15/10/2026, 01:08:53

Description

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

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Strongest readings

  • ✔Altman-Z score of 16.41 sits above the distress range
  • ✔Return on capital employed of 34.37% is above the market average of 10.00%
  • ✔Share count has been falling at 9.88% per year
  • ✔Financial health is strong (health score 92 out of 100)
  • ✔Debt is low at 0.14 times equity

Weakest readings

  • ✘Earnings and cashflow growth is weak (growth score 34 out of 100)
  • ✘The current price sits above estimated fair value (margin of safety -37.73%)

Key Figures

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings (TTM)
19.23x
19.60x
✘
Margin of safety (DCF)
-37.73%
17.95%
✘
Revenue growth (5y average)
6.22%
10.97%
✘
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.00%
1.85%
✔
Share count, per year
-9.88%
0.00%
✔Return on capital employed34.37%
10.00%

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Valuation

55 / 100

Priced at or below the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✔
Price / earnings
19.23x
19.60x
✔Free cashflow yield5.85%
4.70%
Price / earnings growthN/A1.50x
Price / book6.19x
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✘
Margin of safety
-37.73%
17.95%

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  • ✘Estimated intrinsic value of 99.06 USD is below the current price of 161.58 USD

Desired Margin Of Safety

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Annual Cashflow Growth

0%

Discount Rate

0%

Estimated Fair Value: 170.7 USD ✔

Current Price: 159.1 USD

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Growth

34 / 100

Growing more slowly than the market on most measures.

StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
✘
Revenue growth
6.22%
10.97%
✘Earnings growth8.20%
14.48%
✘Cashflow growth1.73%
12.35%

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  • ✔Revenue growth has improved this year (6.97% against a five year average of 6.22%)
  • ✘Earnings growth has slowed this year (0.24% against a five year average of 8.20%)
  • ✘Free cashflow growth has slowed this year

Health

92 / 100

Balance sheet covers its obligations.

Measured on Leverage and capital, Funding and liquidity, Earnings quality.

StatusMetricValueReadingThreshold
✔Altman-Z score16.41
3.00
✔Piotroski score7.00
5.00
✔Debt / equity0.14x
0.80x
✔Current ratio3.65x
1.00x
✔Interest coverage69324.00x
2.50x
✔Free cashflow / debt2.22x
0.15x
✔Debt / capital0.13x
1.00x

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    Management

    95 / 100

    Returns on capital are at or above the market.

    StatusMetricValueReadingMarket avg
    ✔Return on equity28.94%
    15.00%
    ✔Return on capital employed34.37%
    10.00%
    Return on assets21.78%
    —
    Free cashflow return on capital27.04%
    —
    ✔Return on capital, 5y change11.88%
    0.00%
    ✔
    Share count, per year
    -9.88%
    0.00%
    ✔Share count, recent-6.45%
    0.00%
    ✔Realized buyback return42.91%
    0.00%
    ✔Goodwill erosion / equity0.00%
    2.00%
    Price volatility, 5 year29.57%
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    • ✔Shares were repurchased while the value score was 55 out of 100

    Analysts

    not enough data
    StatusMetricValueReadingNeutral
    Analyst opinion scoreN/A50

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    Financial History

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    Other Information

    Company Name

    Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

    Currency

    USD

    Beta

    0.579

    Vol Avg

    334733

    Ceo

    Mr. Brian E. Mueller

    Cik

    0001434588

    Cusip

    Exchange

    NasdaqGS

    Full Time Employees

    Industry

    Education & Training Services

    Sector

    Consumer Defensive

    Ipo Date

    Address

    2600 West Camelback Road

    City

    Phoenix

    State

    AZ

    Country

    United States

    Zip

    85017

    Phone

    602 247 4400

    Analysis Last Updated

    15/10/2026, 01:08:53

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