Grand Canyon Education Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1949

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 7,532

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • LOPE

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 5

  • Share Price
  • $169.99
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Grand Canyon Education General Information

Description

Grand Canyon Education Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE's university partner is Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation that operates a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases and certificates across nine colleges both online, on ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona and at four off-site classroom and laboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through services agreements with its university partners.

Contact Information

Website
www.gce.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 2600 West Camelback Road
  • Phoenix, AZ 85017
  • United States
+1 (602)
Primary Industry
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Stock Exchange
NAS
Vertical(s)
TMT, EdTech
Corporate Office
  • 2600 West Camelback Road
  • Phoenix, AZ 85017
  • United States
+1 (602)

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Grand Canyon Education Stock Performance

As of 17-Jan-2025, Grand Canyon Education’s stock price is $169.99. Its current market cap is $4.95B with 29.5M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$169.99 $171.00 $118.48 - $176.77 $4.95B 29.5M 177K $7.65

Grand Canyon Education Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2024, Grand Canyon Education has a trailing 12-month revenue of $1.02B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 3,946,199 3,904,686 3,262,037 3,517,296
Revenue 1,018,713 960,899 911,306 896,564
EBITDA 308,857 281,229 268,677 312,603
Net Income 225,064 204,985 184,675 260,344
Total Assets 992,926 930,463 832,749 1,222,745
Total Debt 106,972 99,281 77,441 61,181
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Grand Canyon Education Valuation & Funding

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Grand Canyon Education Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Grand Canyon Education Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universitie
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Phoenix, AZ
7,532 As of 2023

Schaumburg, IL
 

Carmel, IN
 
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Grand Canyon Education Competitors (17)

One of Grand Canyon Education’s 17 competitors is Perdoceo Education, a Corporation company based in Schaumburg, IL.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Perdoceo Education Corporation Schaumburg, IL
ITT Educational Services Corporation Carmel, IN
Liberty University Corporation Lynchburg, VA
Education Management Formerly PE-Backed Pittsburgh, PA
Apollo Education Group Private Equity-Backed Phoenix, AZ
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Grand Canyon Education Investments & Acquisitions (5)

Grand Canyon Education’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Orbis Education for . The deal was made on 22-Jan-2019.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Orbis Education 22-Jan-2019 Merger/Acquisition Education and Training Services (B2B)
Zenjoi 14-Apr-2017 Grant Other Healthcare Services
GreatPros 25-Mar-2015 Grant Information Services (B2C)
LoudCloud (Software Platform) 22-Jun-2012 Early Stage VC Educational Software
LoudCloud (Software Platform) 09-Feb-2010 Early Stage VC Educational Software
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Grand Canyon Education ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated May, 31, 2024

13.76 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

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10-20

Med

20-30

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30-40

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40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

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Grand Canyon Education Exits (2)

Grand Canyon Education’s most recent exit was on 22-Jun-2012 from LoudCloud (Software Platform). The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
LoudCloud (Software Platform) 22-Jun-2012 Completed
LoudCloud (Software Platform) 09-Feb-2010 Early Stage VC Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Canyon Hospitality Phoenix, AZ 2016
Orbis Education Indianapolis, IN 2003

Grand Canyon Education FAQs

  • When was Grand Canyon Education founded?

    Grand Canyon Education was founded in 1949.

  • Where is Grand Canyon Education headquartered?

    Grand Canyon Education is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

  • What is the size of Grand Canyon Education?

    Grand Canyon Education has 7,532 total employees.

  • What industry is Grand Canyon Education in?

    Grand Canyon Education’s primary industry is Educational and Training Services (B2C).

  • Is Grand Canyon Education a private or public company?

    Grand Canyon Education is a Public company.

  • What is Grand Canyon Education’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Grand Canyon Education is LOPE.

  • What is the current stock price of Grand Canyon Education?

    As of 17-Jan-2025 the stock price of Grand Canyon Education is $169.99.

  • What is the current market cap of Grand Canyon Education?

    The current market capitalization of Grand Canyon Education is $4.95B.

  • What is Grand Canyon Education’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Grand Canyon Education is $1.02B.

  • Who are Grand Canyon Education’s competitors?

    Perdoceo Education, ITT Educational Services, Liberty University, Education Management, and Apollo Education Group are some of the 17 competitors of Grand Canyon Education.

  • What is Grand Canyon Education’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Grand Canyon Education’s EPS for 12 months was $7.65.

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