Grand Canyon Education vs Universal Technical Institute
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I put Grand Canyon Education and Universal Technical Institute side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Grand Canyon Education is the larger business, with $1.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $836M for Universal Technical Institute.
- Universal Technical Institute grew revenue faster (14.1%, against 7.1%).
- Grand Canyon Education kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (24.0% operating margin, against 10.0%).
- Grand Canyon Education turned more of its sales into free cash flow (21.6% FCF margin, against 6.6%).
- Grand Canyon Education earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (45.3%, against 24.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Universal Technical Institute’s earnings: a P/E of 35.8x against 19.8x for Grand Canyon Education.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
7/10
Operating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
3/10
Revenue growth5-year growthPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | LOPE FY25 | UTI FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.3B | $1.2B |
| Revenue | $1.1B | $836M |
| Free cash flow | $239M | $55.4M |
| Net income | $216M | $63.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 7.1% | 14.1% |
| 5-year growth | 5.6% | 22.7% |
| Share count change | −4.3% | 9.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 7.5% |
| FCF margin | 21.6% | 6.6% |
| Return on capital | 45.3% | 24.0% |
| Return on equity | 28.2% | 21.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$300M | −$36.5M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.0x | −0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $265M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 19.8x | 35.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 |
Ten years
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.