LOPE
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · NMS
$152.57
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$4.0B
Total market value of the company
19.01
Reasonably valued
13.38
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+6.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
19.5%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
29.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$214.00
+40% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 2 analysts covering this stock
About Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. operates as an education services company in the United States. The company provides technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; and academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites. It also offers counseling services and support, which includes admission services, financial aid, counseling services, and field experience counseling; marketing and communication services, including lead acquisition, digital communications strategy, brand identity, media planning and strategy, video, business intelligence, analytics, and data science, and market research and insights; and back-office services, such as finance and accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement services. In addition, it provides education services to 20 university partners. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was formerly known as Significant Education, Inc. and changed its name to Grand Canyon Education, Inc. in August 2005. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

https://www.gce.com

Country: United States Industry: Education & Training Services
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.252
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0217
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.099
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
3.2%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-31.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
2
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.62
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$223.04
32% below the year high
52W Low
$149.37
2% above the year low
Avg Volume
251,136
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.9
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
5.2%
Moderate short interest
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$7.99
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

14.96
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
2.75
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
2.64
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
53.3%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
30.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$226M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$1.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$220M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
2
Target High
$230.00
Target Median
$214.00
Target Low
$198.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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