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Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

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Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

LOPE·NASDAQ·Trade & Services·CIK 0001434588

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (GCE) is a publicly traded education services company that provides technological solutions, infrastructure, and operational processes to colleges and universities. GCE's primary university partner is Grand Canyon University (GCU), an Arizona non-profit corporation. GCU is a regionally accredited university offering graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases, and certificates across ten colleges. These programs are available online and on-ground at its Phoenix, Arizona campus, and at eleven off-campus classroom and laboratory sites. As of December 31, 2025, GCE supported over 136,200 students, with more than 131,800 students enrolled in GCU's programs. GCE also provides education services to 20 university partners across the United States as of December 31, 2025. In the healthcare sector, GCE partners with universities and healthcare networks nationwide to offer healthcare-related academic programs. These programs are delivered at off-campus classroom and laboratory sites situated near healthcare providers. Additionally, GCE has provided services to a university partner to aid in expanding their online graduate programs. GCE aims to expand its network of university partners and introduce new programs with both existing and new partners, including healthcare programs, online-only or hybrid programs, or a combination of healthcare and other programs.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 9 items for LOPE at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-24, rated 8/10. Across its 9 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for LOPE spans 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CFO Placed on Leave Amid Government Investigation
  • Grand Canyon Education Places CFO on Administrative Leave Amid Governmental Investigation
  • Grand Canyon Education Q2 Beats on EBITDA, Guides Above Street
  • Grand Canyon Education Q2 Earnings Beat, GCU Contract Extended to 2041
  • Stockholders Approve New Equity Incentive Plan and All Board Proposals

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$1.11B
Net Income
$216.17M
Diluted EPS
$7.71
Op. Cash Flow
$273.49M
Free Cash Flow
$238.65M
Operating Income
$265.91M
Cash & Equivalents
$111.76M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
19.5%
Shares Outstanding
27.39M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-18 · accession 0001104659-26-017047

Short Interest & Short Volume

6.85 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 2,183,406 shares in LOPE as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 7.6% increase from the prior period — about 6.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 55.4% of LOPE volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)2,183,406 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 7.6%
Days to cover6.85 at avg daily volume of 318,871
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)55.4% of 94,325 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume55.5%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$155.79
52-week range · as of 2026-08-24 $134.27 – $223.04
Market cap
$4.06B
Volume
310.6K (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 334K
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:05 UTC · Market closed

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Feb 18, 2026, 4:05 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $167.79
Real-time Price: $155.79 info
Change: -$12.00 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $4.061B info
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