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Grand Canyon Education | Sustainability Performance

https://www.gce.com/

An education services company providing academic support, technology, and operational services to higher education institutions.

1949

United States

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Education Management

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#9797
Overall
#2172
in United States
#45
in Education Management

Sustainability Maturity

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Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

50 out of 54

Overview
Environmental
Energy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Waste generated

125.6 tonnes, 2024
Aligned

Female employees

60% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

319.4K $, 2024
Aligned

Market cap

4.4B $, 2026▼38.9% YoY

Revenue

1.1B $, 2025▲6.6% YoY

Renewable energy

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Intensity


Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

25.7

B/M 58.1


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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125.62024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Grand Canyon Education Inc, US forprofit education (Grand Canyon University services provider), has faced multiple US class actions and US Department of Education enforcement actions over the contested historic 2024 USD 37.7 million US Department of Education penalty alleging GCE made deceptive statements to students about doctoral program costs, plus US FTC enforcement affecting US institutional shareholders.
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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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20 assets assessed
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58Moderate
$7.3Mestimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

4.4B $, 2026▼38.9% YoY

Revenue

1.1B $, FY2025▲6.6% YoY

EBITDA

303.0M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

27% Industry: 11▲2.8% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.1BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

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EBITDA
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

252.3M 2024▲21.4% YoY

Capex

37.0M 2024▼21.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.0 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

28.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

1.0

▲ 0.2%

2023

1.0

▲ 0.3%

2024

1.1

▲ 0.0%

2025

1.3

2028

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Not available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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50%
Independent Directors

5 out of 10 incl. management

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Overall score

88

Environment

99

Social

79

Governance

86

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

4-6



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