AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Revenue grew a modest 1.8% YoY to $213.4M as USAHS enrollment strength (+10.2% revenue) offset an AIUS decline, while disciplined expense control pushed operating margin to 25.7% from 24.5%.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
CTU$115.5M+0.9% YoY
Driven by 0.6% enrollment growth from strong retention/engagement and corporate student program growth, partly offset by more students graduating
AIUS$57.2M-1.8% YoY
Decline primarily due to non-Title IV and professional development offerings, with enrollment down 1.0% driven by a decrease at Trident University
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $213.4M+1.8% YoY
CTU$115.5M+0.9% YoY
Driven by 0.6% enrollment growth from strong retention/engagement and corporate student program growth, partly offset by more students graduating
AIUS$57.2M-1.8% YoY
Decline primarily due to non-Title IV and professional development offerings, with enrollment down 1.0% driven by a decrease at Trident University
USAHS$40.5M+10.2% YoY
Driven by 6.0% enrollment growth from nursing and speech-language pathology programs and new occupational therapy modalities
Corporate and Other$0.2M-1.0% YoY
Largest Expense Items
Educational services and facilities$50.9M+1.3% YoY
Higher academics and student-related expenses from enrollment increases at USAHS and CTU
Administrative$42.6M-0.9% YoY
Advertising and marketing$28.3M+4.7% YoY
Higher advertising and marketing spend across all three institutions
Bad debt$4.8M-11.5% YoY
Lower bad debt expense at AIUS and USAHS more than offset higher bad debt at CTU
Margins: Operating margin expanded to 25.7% from 24.5% a year ago, driven by revenue growth and disciplined management of operating expenses, with the biggest operating income gains at USAHS and AIUS.
Watch Items from the Filing
Two qui tam False Claims Act lawsuits against CTU (Fiorisce and Peters) allege Title IV compliance and incentive compensation violations; DOJ declined to intervene in both and the company cannot estimate a potential loss.
CTU accounted for 54.2% of total revenue and 69% of enrollments in the quarter, concentrating results in a single segment amid its ongoing litigation exposure.
New federal loan limit rules eliminating Grad PLUS loans took effect July 1, 2026; litigation over the definition of 'professional programs' could force some USAHS programs back to lower graduate loan limits.
CTU operating income fell 5.1% YoY to $44.5M primarily due to increased legal fees tied to previously disclosed litigation.
Board raised the quarterly dividend 13.3% to $0.17/share and had $85.0M remaining under its $100.0M stock repurchase program as of June 30, 2026.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
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