Perdoceo Education Corp (PRDO)
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.
- Symbol
- PRDO
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $1.95B
- 52 week range
- 26.66 - 38.5
Valuation
- Share price
- $31.44 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.15x
- Price to book
- 1.89x
- Price to free cash flow
- 8.67x
- Enterprise value
- $1.91B
- Book value per share
- $16.51
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | -2.75% |
| 5 days | -4.50% |
| 1 month | -4.78% |
| 3 months | -3.91% |
| 6 months | -12.25% |
| Year to date | +7.19% |
| 1 year | -11.88% |
| 3 years | +85.93% |
| 5 years | +198.01% |
| 10 years | +355.65% |
| All time | +1204.56% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 16.45%
- Return on invested capital
- 14.19%
- Return on assets
- 12.82%
- Return on capital employed
- 17.66%
- Gross margin
- 71.73%
- Net margin
- 18.90%
- EBITDA margin
- 28.09%
- Revenue growth
- 24.20%
- Net income growth
- 8.35%
- Free cash flow growth
- 39.39%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 11.53%
- Current ratio
- 4.69x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- -0.18x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $846.10M
- Cost of revenue
- $239.17M
- Gross profit
- $606.92M
- EBITDA
- $237.63M
- Net income
- $159.91M
- Earnings per share
- $2.47
- Shares outstanding
- 64.81M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $846.10M | $606.92M | $159.91M | $2.47 |
| 2024-12-31 | $681.26M | $541.30M | $147.59M | $2.25 |
| 2023-12-31 | $710.00M | $548.53M | $147.65M | $2.22 |
| 2022-12-31 | $695.21M | $555.76M | $95.87M | $1.41 |
| 2021-12-31 | $693.03M | $567.52M | $109.64M | $1.57 |
| 2020-12-31 | $687.31M | $560.15M | $124.26M | $1.79 |
| 2019-12-31 | $627.70M | $516.62M | $69.98M | $1.00 |
| 2018-12-31 | $581.30M | $462.00M | $55.18M | $0.79 |
| 2017-12-31 | $596.43M | $439.10M | $-31.90M | $-0.46 |
| 2016-12-31 | $704.39M | $445.38M | $-18.71M | $-0.27 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 71.73% | 18.90% | 16.45% | 14.19% |
| 2024-12-31 | 79.46% | 21.66% | 15.38% | 12.26% |
| 2023-12-31 | 77.26% | 20.80% | 17.55% | 14.12% |
| 2022-12-31 | 79.94% | 13.79% | 13.21% | 14.03% |
| 2021-12-31 | 81.89% | 15.82% | 16.86% | 29.22% |
| 2020-12-31 | 81.50% | 18.08% | 22.35% | 23.93% |
| 2019-12-31 | 82.30% | 11.15% | 16.23% | 16.56% |
| 2018-12-31 | 79.48% | 9.49% | 15.54% | 41.84% |
| 2017-12-31 | 73.62% | -5.35% | -10.77% | 14.71% |
| 2016-12-31 | 63.23% | -2.66% | -5.82% | -14.14% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $110.97M |
| 2024-12-31 | $109.13M |
| 2023-12-31 | $118.01M |
| 2022-12-31 | $109.41M |
| 2021-12-31 | $319.98M |
| 2020-12-31 | $105.68M |
| 2019-12-31 | $108.69M |
| 2018-12-31 | $229.16M |
| 2017-12-31 | $180.15M |
| 2016-12-31 | $207.16M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $225.24M | $11.73M |
| 2024-12-31 | $161.59M | $10.19M |
| 2023-12-31 | $112.03M | $8.08M |
| 2022-12-31 | $148.19M | $8.75M |
| 2021-12-31 | $191.12M | $14.97M |
| 2020-12-31 | $179.96M | $13.38M |
| 2019-12-31 | $73.08M | $9.27M |
| 2018-12-31 | $56.99M | $5.61M |
| 2017-12-31 | $-21.79M | $4.97M |
| 2016-12-31 | $2.35M | $3.24M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-09-01
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $0.62
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.17 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.15 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.15 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.15 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.15 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.13 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.13 |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.13 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-11-03
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $0.74
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Jun/2026 | $0.80 |
| 2026-05-07 | - | - |
| 2026-02-19 | - | - |
| 2025-11-04 | - | - |
| 2025-07-31 | - | - |
| 2025-05-01 | - | - |
| 2025-02-18 | - | - |
| 2024-11-12 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- perdoceoed.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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