Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)

NASDAQ: PRDO · USD

$31.4

-0.79 (-2.5%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	2B
Revenue (ttm)	858.6M
Net income (ttm)	177.1M
EPS (ttm)	$2.74
Shares out	62.6M
P/E (trailing)	11.5x
P/E (forward)	9.8x
Dividend	$0.68 (2.17%)
Volume	521,726
Beta	0.72

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 858.6M
Net income (ttm): 177.1M
EPS (ttm): $2.74
P/E (trailing): 11.5x
P/E (forward): 9.8x
Market cap: 2B

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E9.8

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Trailing P/E11.5

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ROE17.6

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ROIC37.8

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001046568
Company name	Perdoceo Education Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	71363P106
Earnings date	2026-11-05
Earnings time	amc
Employees	6,000
Employees change	310
Employees growth	5.45%
Enterprise value	$1.3B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1994
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Education & Training Services
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US71363P1066
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-19
Last earnings date	2026-08-06
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2003-08-25
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$2B
Market cap category	Small-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-05
Options	Yes
Price	$31.44
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Staples
SIC code	8200
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	PRDO
U.S. state	Illinois
Website	https://www.perdoceoed.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	10.69x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	10.67x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	11.11x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	9.7x
Earnings yield	8.72%
EV/Earnings	7.51x
EV/EBIT	6.31x
EV/EBITDA	5.33x
EV/FCF	6.1x
EV/Sales	1.55x
FCF / EV yield	16.39%
FCF yield	11.18%
Forward EV/Sales	3.17x
Forward P/E	9.76x
Forward P/S	4.65x
Graham number	31.91747
Graham upside	2.43%
Industry forward P/E	11.32x
Industry P/E	49.68x
Lynch fair value	$20.08
Lynch upside	-35.56%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	9.49x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	9.16x
P/B ratio	1.95x
P/E ratio	11.47x
P/FCF ratio	8.95x
P/OCF ratio	8.65x
P/S ratio	2.27x
PEG ratio	0.67x
Price / tangible book value	2.79x
Price/EBITDA ratio	7.82x
Sector forward P/E	21.33x
Sector P/E	28.29x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	24.56%
EBITDA margin	29.03%
Effective tax rate	23.8%
FCF margin	25.39%
Gross margin	79.89%
Operating margin	24.56%
Pretax margin	27.07%
Profit margin	20.63%
Profit per employee	$29,520
Profitable quarters	28
Profitable years	8
Revenue per employee	$143,102
ROA	10.03%
ROA (5Y)	10.27%
ROCE	18.13%
ROE	17.55%
ROE (5Y)	16.78%
ROIC	37.76%
ROIC (5Y)	41.54%
SBC / revenue	1.45%
Tax / revenue	6.44%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	19.25%
EPS growth (Q)	20.97%
EPS growth (QoQ)	-11.76%
EPS growth 10Y	5.27%
EPS growth 3Y	13.85%
EPS growth 5Y	9.54%
EPS growth quarters	7
EPS growth years	3
FCF growth	6.13%
FCF growth (Q)	-3.87%
FCF growth (QoQ)	8.03%
FCF growth 3Y	13.23%
FCF growth 5Y	8.06%
Gross profit growth	9.95%
Gross profit growth (Q)	1.84%
Gross profit growth 3Y	3.85%
Gross profit growth 5Y	2.51%
Net income growth	14.69%
Net income growth (Q)	16.92%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-11.08%
Net income growth 3Y	11.67%
Net income growth 5Y	7.32%
Net income growth quarters	7
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	6.06%
OCF growth (Q)	-5.27%
OCF growth (QoQ)	7.55%
OCF growth 10Y	34.68%
OCF growth 3Y	12.18%
OCF growth 5Y	7.45%
Operating income growth	12.72%
Operating income growth (Q)	6.77%
Operating income growth 3Y	12.65%
Operating income growth 5Y	7.8%
Revenue growth	11.68%
Revenue growth (Q)	1.8%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-3.78%
Revenue growth 10Y	0.9%
Revenue growth 3Y	5.72%
Revenue growth 5Y	4.19%
Revenue growth quarters	7
Revenue growth years	1

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-7.4M
Depreciation and amortization	$38.4M
EBIT	$210.9M
EBITDA	$249.2M
EPS	$2.74
FCF per share	$3.48
Financing cash flow	$-143.2M
Free cash flow	$218M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$205.5M
Gross profit	$685.9M
Income taxes	$55.3M
Investing cash flow	$-112.1M
Net borrowing	$-5.2M
Net cash flow	$-30M
Net income	$177.1M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$212.9M
Operating income	$210.9M
Revenue	$858.6M
Stock-based compensation	$12.4M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	6.74
Book value per share	$16.51
Debt / EBITDA	0.42
Debt / equity	0.11
Debt / FCF	0.52
Goodwill	$265.7M
Interest coverage	34.07
Long-term assets	$531.9M
Long-term liabilities	$130M
Net cash (debt)	$620.2M
Net cash / market cap	31.81%
Net cash growth	20.8%
Net debt / EBITDA	-2.49
Net debt / equity	-0.6
Net debt / FCF	-2.85
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$126.1M
Shareholders' equity	$1B
Tangible book value	$698.1M
Tangible book value per share	$11.16
Total assets	$1.3B
Total cash	$734M
Total debt	$113.8M
Total liabilities	$301.1M
WACC	7.99%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.65
Current assets	$802.6M
Current liabilities	$171.1M
Current ratio	4.69
Inventory turnover	66.14
Net working capital	$-88.2M
Quick ratio	4.56
Working capital	$631.6M
Working capital turnover	1.45

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	3.84%
Dividend growth	14.81%
Dividend growth years	2
Dividend payment date	2026-09-10
Dividend payment years	4
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$0.68
Dividend yield	2.17%
Ex-dividend date	2026-09-01
FCF payout ratio	19.52%
Last dividend	$0.17
Payout ratio	24.8%
Shareholder yield	6.03%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	328.51%
10Y return CAGR	16.46%
10Y total return	358.7%
150-day SMA	$33.51
15Y price change	80.62%
15Y return CAGR	4.49%
15Y total return	93.34%
1D price change	-2.45%
1M price change	3.02%
1M total return	3.02%
1W price change	-5.87%
1W total return	-5.87%
1Y price change	-15.18%
1Y return CAGR	-13.5%
1Y total return	-13.49%
20-day SMA	$32.96
200-day SMA	$33.37
20Y price change	49.22%
20Y return CAGR	2.37%
20Y total return	59.73%
3M price change	-0.98%
3M total return	-0.47%
3Y price change	75.38%
3Y return CAGR	23.08%
3Y total return	86.47%
50-day SMA	$32.71
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$38.50
52-week high date	2026-03-26
52-week low	$26.66
52-week low date	2025-11-24
5Y price change	197.73%
5Y return CAGR	26.09%
5Y total return	218.7%
6M price change	-4.41%
6M total return	-3.47%
All-time high	$70.91
All-time high date	2004-04-21
All-time low	$1.77
All-time low date	1998-10-08
Average true range (ATR)	$0.98
Average volume	537.4K
Beta (1Y)	0.21
Beta (2Y)	0.54
Beta (5Y)	0.72
Change from 52-week high	-18.34%
Change from 52-week low	17.95%
Change from all-time high	-55.7%
Change from all-time low	1,678.6%
Change from open	-2.09%
Day's gap	-0.37%
Dollar volume	$16.4M
High price	$32.22
Low price	$30.92
Monthly RSI	53.82
Open price	$32.11
Position in 52-week range	40%
Previous close	$32.23
Price vs 150-day SMA	-6.27%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-4.71%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-5.88%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-3.96%
Relative volume	0.97
RSI	38.8
Sharpe ratio	-0.34
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.64
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.71
Sortino ratio	-0.3
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.3
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.38
Volume	521.7K
Weekly RSI	45.56
YTD price change	7.09%
YTD total return	8.63%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	58.6M
Float percentage	93.65%
Shares change (QoQ)	0.25%
Shares change (YoY)	-3.84%
Shares held by insiders	1.04%
Shares held by institutions	98.06%
Shares outstanding	62.6M
Short % of float	7.35%
Short % of shares	6.88%
Short ratio	6.3 days

Deeper analysis on PRDO

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Forecast

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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