Perdoceo Education Corporation PRDO R2K
Company Overview
Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. It operates through three segments: Colorado Technical University (CTU), The American InterContinental University System (AIUS), and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS). The CTU segment offers academic programs in the career-oriented disciplines of business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice. Its AIUS segment provides academic programs in the career-oriented disciplines of business studies, information technologies, education, and behavioral sciences. The USAHS segment offers graduate health sciences degrees in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language therapy, and nursing, as well as continuing education programs. The company also provides non-degree seeking and professional development programs. In addition, it operates intellipath, a learning platform, as well as a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. The company was formerly known as Career Education Corporation and changed its name to Perdoceo Education Corporation in January 2020. Perdoceo Education Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 17.3%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 17.7%.
Trades at a P/E of 13.9, below the sector median of 20.9.
Maintains a net profit margin of 19.9%.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $846.10M (+24.2% YoY); net profit $159.91M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +4.1%, earnings +30.8%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -3.9%, profit CAGR 5.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -3.86% |
| 1 Year: | 4.10% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.92% |
| 1 Year: | 30.80% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +27.13% |
| 6 Months: | +14.04% |
| 3 Months: | +4.97% |
| 1 Month: | +2.86% |
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- RSI (14)65.90 · Neutral
P/E of 13.86 is below the sector median of 20.95 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -3.9% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation R2K | 36.32 | 13.86 | $2.28B | 1.76% | 17.66% | 17.27% | -3.86% | 5.92% |
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| 5 | PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPX | 146.08 | 21.36 | $340.16B | 2.85% | 22.93% | 31.11% | 0.36% | 1.66% |
| 6 | PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPX | 175.95 | 24.78 | $274.23B | 3.19% | 34.03% | -113.55% | -1.69% | 3.57% |
| 7 | PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPX | 135.45 | 21.23 | $185.13B | 4.10% | 15.41% | 43.88% | 4.93% | 2.11% |
| 8 | MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX | 70.16 | 14.65 | $117.16B | 5.89% | 38.27% | - | 1.24% | -1.89% |
| 9 | MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPX | 98.00 | 47.34 | $95.84B | 0.00% | 28.33% | 26.65% | 13.03% | 14.82% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 146.22M | 144.99M | - | 148.06M | 142.04M | 145.69M | 145.50M | 157.85M | 156.44M | 154.96M | 158.45M | 170.99M | 176.03M | 169.13M | 171.16M | 183.64M | 175.54M | 174.00M | 182.96M | 167.68M | 168.42M | 195.60M | 186.56M | 179.92M | 168.26M | 166.74M | 169.83M | 213.00M | 209.58M | 211.87M | 211.64M | 221.74M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.54M | 50.24M | 49.14M | 49.62M | 47.06M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 164.46M | 159.34M | 162.73M | 162.02M | 174.68M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.18M | 102.48M | 103.86M | 111.54M | 105.81M |
| Operating Income | -19.89M | -43.99M | -3.93M | 6.98M | 17.29M | -706.00K | -55.91M | 9.78M | 9.10M | 4.54M | 10.71M | 20.53M | 11.30M | 19.28M | 20.18M | 29.97M | 184.00K | 24.29M | 32.01M | 37.30M | 37.37M | 32.07M | 36.19M | 40.62M | 35.96M | 37.86M | 43.69M | 33.95M | 29.32M | 43.34M | 48.09M | 43.07M | 46.28M | 46.01M | 44.79M | 59.28M | 56.86M | 58.87M | 50.48M | 68.87M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69.99M | 68.00M | 67.63M | 59.31M | 79.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.68M | 1.61M | 1.59M | 1.58M | 1.53M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56.51M | 56.24M | 56.02M | 48.07M | 68.13M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.82M | 15.21M | 16.17M | 12.72M | 14.18M |
| Net Income | -20.72M | -45.23M | 142.72M | 3.01M | 11.84M | -686.00K | -32.88M | 5.18M | 4.29M | 3.02M | -44.38M | 17.50M | 8.75M | 14.86M | 14.07M | 24.79M | -559.00K | 18.23M | 27.52M | 29.11M | 28.17M | 39.94M | 27.05M | 30.75M | 26.65M | 27.77M | 32.08M | 25.77M | 22.07M | 34.48M | 54.67M | 41.31M | 39.44M | 38.43M | 38.26M | 43.69M | 41.03M | 39.85M | 35.35M | 53.95M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.31 | -0.67 | 2.08 | 0.04 | 0.17 | -0.01 | -0.48 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | -0.64 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.35 | -0.01 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.56 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.85 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.65B | 1.80B | 2.07B | 1.71B | 1.02B | 1.02B | 913.96M | 847.27M | 704.39M | 596.43M | 581.30M | 627.70M | 687.31M | 693.03M | 695.21M | 710.00M | 681.26M | 846.10M |
| Operating Income | 114.84M | 225.21M | 242.34M | 11.23M | -69.69M | -162.06M | -139.27M | -92.17M | -32.34M | 34.14M | 71.30M | 86.46M | 142.93M | 149.02M | 129.64M | 150.45M | 174.25M | 196.00M |
| Net Income | 60.14M | 81.22M | 157.77M | 18.57M | -142.80M | -164.26M | -178.16M | 51.88M | -18.71M | -31.90M | 55.18M | 69.98M | 124.26M | 109.64M | 95.87M | 147.65M | 147.59M | 159.91M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.67 | 0.94 | 1.95 | 0.25 | -2.15 | -2.46 | -2.65 | 0.76 | -0.27 | -0.46 | 0.77 | 0.97 | 1.74 | 1.55 | 1.39 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.42 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 1.56B | 1.57B | 1.32B | 1.12B | 805.04M | 573.53M | 610.91M | 559.60M | 447.10M | 482.49M | 599.15M | 721.52M | 847.43M | 957.37M | 1.01B | 1.24B | 1.25B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 575.12M | 654.96M | 640.15M | 696.86M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 211.15M | 222.41M | 258.24M | 172.54M | 171.72M | 112.42M | 318.47M | 93.83M | 66.92M | 49.51M | 18.11M | 32.39M | 108.69M | 105.68M | 319.98M | 109.41M | 118.01M | 109.13M | 110.97M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.90M | 5.00M | 3.39M | 4.05M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.55M | 29.40M | 22.81M | 27.20M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 231.52M | 165.90M | 277.50M | 275.31M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 442.01M | 457.08M | 329.44M | 352.71M | 207.43M | 180.24M | 192.81M | 169.21M | 112.69M | 97.05M | 103.81M | 103.81M | 140.24M | 163.38M | 111.04M | 132.16M | 137.81M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56.50M | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.84M | 27.05M | 131.54M | 118.33M |
| Total Equity | 886.11M | 947.65M | 922.04M | 934.54M | 806.09M | 611.79M | 455.38M | 281.93M | 337.61M | 321.50M | 296.20M | 355.20M | 431.30M | 555.91M | 650.11M | 725.85M | 841.42M | 959.54M | 972.41M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89.40M | 90.27M | 91.02M | 92.07M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 186.72M | 288.25M | 272.26M | 230.45M | -16.80M | -85.80M | -118.62M | -21.25M | 6.47M | -21.79M | 56.99M | 73.08M | 179.96M | - | 148.19M | 112.03M | 161.59M | 225.24M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -150.79M | -49.30M | -92.81M | -66.23M | 58.35M | 166.87M | -107.62M | -7.99M | -34.35M | -11.65M | -41.49M | 7.70M | -165.91M | - | -326.75M | -88.51M | -107.78M | -53.64M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -21.05M | -199.15M | -173.72M | -163.04M | -79.69M | 6.10M | 980.00K | 28.96M | -37.79M | 1.53M | -1.66M | -4.84M | -13.05M | - | -27.73M | -23.38M | -41.08M | -171.07M |
| Capital Expenditure | -53.85M | -74.09M | -127.28M | -78.33M | -37.94M | -19.64M | -13.16M | -11.70M | -4.13M | - | - | - | - | - | -12.62M | -6.41M | -4.62M | -8.58M |
| Free Cash Flow | 132.87M | 214.16M | 144.98M | 152.12M | -54.74M | -105.44M | -131.78M | -32.94M | 2.35M | - | - | - | - | - | 135.57M | 105.61M | 156.97M | 216.66M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -206.29M | 137.00K | 12.73M | 527.00K |
| Share Buybacks | 14.05M | 201.12M | 154.91M | 150.44M | 56.43M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.88M | 17.86M | 25.30M | 23.12M | 8.30M | 6.77M | 120.79M |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.42M | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 7.0% | 12.5% | 11.7% | 0.7% | -6.8% | -15.9% | -15.2% | -10.9% | -4.6% | 5.7% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 18.6% | 21.2% | 25.6% | 23.2% |
| Net Margin % | 3.6% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 1.1% | -14.0% | -16.1% | -19.5% | 6.1% | -2.7% | -5.3% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 18.1% | 15.8% | 13.8% | 20.8% | 21.7% | 18.9% |
| ROE % | 6.3% | 8.8% | 16.9% | 2.3% | -23.3% | -36.1% | -63.2% | 15.4% | -5.8% | -10.8% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 22.4% | 16.9% | 13.2% | 17.5% | 15.4% | 16.4% |
| ROCE % | - | 20.1% | 21.7% | 1.1% | -9.1% | -27.1% | -35.4% | -22.0% | -8.3% | 10.2% | 18.5% | 17.5% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 15.8% | 17.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 14.65% | 9.19M | $321.58M |
| 2 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.23% | 3.91M | $136.80M |
| 3 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 5.59% | 3.50M | $122.61M |
| 4 | First Trust Advisors LP | 4.74% | 2.97M | $103.99M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.28% | 2.68M | $93.97M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 3.84% | 2.41M | $84.31M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.17% | 1.99M | $69.59M |
| 8 | American Century Companies Inc | 3.04% | 1.91M | $66.71M |
| 9 | Copeland Capital Management, LLC | 2.96% | 1.85M | $64.91M |
| 10 | Frontier Capital Management Company LLC | 2.95% | 1.85M | $64.66M |
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PRDO — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) trades at $36.32 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $27.01 to $37.77.
What is the market capitalisation of PRDO?
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) has a market capitalisation of $2.28B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of PRDO?
PRDO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.86. The industry average P/E is 20.95. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.13.
Does PRDO pay a dividend?
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.76%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of PRDO?
PRDO has a return on equity (ROE) of 17.27%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 17.66%.
Is PRDO a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.