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FRA:GKD vs LRN, CVSA, GHC: Days Payable Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Grand Canyon Education's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Grand Canyon Education Days Payable vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Grand Canyon Education's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Grand Canyon Education's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Grand Canyon Education's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
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Grand Canyon Education (FRA:GKD) has a Days Payable of 17.76 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Grand Canyon Education and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 17.88. Over the past decade, Grand Canyon Education's Days Payable has ranged from 15.04 to 21.17. According to the industry distribution chart, Grand Canyon Education ranks #146 out of 210 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 69.5%.
Is Grand Canyon Education's Days Payable too high?
Grand Canyon Education's current Days Payable of 17.76 is near median its 10-year median of 17.88. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 15.04 to a high of 21.17. The Education industry median Days Payable is 34.37. Grand Canyon Education's value of 17.76 is 48.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Grand Canyon Education ranks #146 out of 210 companies in the Education industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Grand Canyon Education has a GF Score™ of 83/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Grand Canyon Education's Days Payable compare to LRN and CVSA?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Grand Canyon Education ranks #146 out of 210 companies for Days Payable. This places Grand Canyon Education in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 34.37. Grand Canyon Education's value of 17.76 is 48.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Grand Canyon Education's own Days Payable has ranged from 15.04 to 21.17 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 17.88 vs. the industry median of 34.37, Grand Canyon Education has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for an Education company?
The median Days Payable among Education companies is 34.37, based on 210 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Grand Canyon Education's current Days Payable of 17.76 is 48.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Grand Canyon Education and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Days Payable is 34.37 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Grand Canyon Education's current Days Payable is 17.76, which is near median its own 10-year median of 17.88. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Grand Canyon Education stock overvalued right now?
Grand Canyon Education (FRA:GKD) has a current Days Payable of 17.76. The stock's GF Value™ is €158.78, compared to a current price of €119.60 — trading 24.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 17.76, which is near median its 10-year median of 17.88 and 48.3% below the Education industry median of 34.37. Grand Canyon Education's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Grand Canyon Education (FRA:GKD), the current Days Payable is 17.76 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Grand Canyon Education (FRA:GKD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Grand Canyon Education stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €119.60 is trading 24.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €158.78.
Key valuation signals for FRA:GKD:
Days Payable: 17.76 (near median its 10-year median of 17.88)
GF Value™: €158.78 vs. price of €119.60 (24.7% below fair value)
Industry Position: 48.3% below the Education median (#146 of 210)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:GKD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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 and on the ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona, and at four off-site classroom andlaboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through service agreements with its university partners.
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