Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

DB:GKD Stock Report

Market Cap: €5.0b

Grand Canyon Education Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Grand Canyon Education's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -6.2%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 12.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.1% per year. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity is 29.5%, and it has net margins of 22.1%.

Key information

-6.2%

Earnings growth rate

6.7%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services Industry Growth10.5%
Revenue growth rate5.1%
Return on equity29.5%
Net Margin22.1%
Next Earnings Update19 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Grand Canyon Education makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:GKD Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,0192252550
30 Jun 241,0022192510
31 Mar 249852132490
31 Dec 239612052460
30 Sep 239411952450
30 Jun 239281902460
31 Mar 239171862440
31 Dec 229111852420
30 Sep 229041992380
30 Jun 229022162330
31 Mar 229042402280
31 Dec 218972602250
30 Sep 218832622220
30 Jun 218752662170
31 Mar 218592642130
31 Dec 208442572080
30 Sep 208192472030
30 Jun 208142531980
31 Mar 208032571920
31 Dec 197792591870
30 Sep 197432581770
30 Jun 197052341680
31 Mar 197672291590
31 Dec 188462291470
30 Sep 189392221460
30 Jun 181,0202271340
31 Mar 181,0022211350
31 Dec 179742031360
30 Sep 179471831380
30 Jun 179221731470
31 Mar 178951611430
31 Dec 168731491270
30 Sep 168451391380
30 Jun 168281431320
31 Mar 168111411290
31 Dec 157781311260
30 Sep 157521261240
30 Jun 157341221200
31 Mar 157181191170
31 Dec 146911111130
30 Sep 146641051110
30 Jun 14641981070
31 Mar 14624941050

Quality Earnings: GKD has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GKD's current net profit margins (22.1%) are higher than last year (20.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GKD's earnings have declined by 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GKD's earnings growth over the past year (15.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (-6.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: GKD earnings growth over the past year (15.2%) did not outperform the Consumer Services industry 16.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: GKD's Return on Equity (29.5%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/16 21:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/14 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Steven PawlakBaird
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Alexander ParisBarrington Research Associates, Inc.