PRDO
Perdoceo Education Corporation
PRDO's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 10x earnings, in line with its usual 9.5x.
PRDO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PRDO's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
PRDO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.1x | $20.16 | -31% |
| Fair | 9.4x | $26.91 | -7.6% |
| Current | 10x | $29.13 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $39.30 | +35% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PRDO's PE is in its fair range at 10x.
PRDO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for PRDO to show an outlook.
PRDO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.85 | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.75 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.62 | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.42 | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.33 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.30 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.25 | -0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.19 | +0.5% |
PRDO earned $2.85 per share over the past year, up 22% from the year before.
PRDO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $215.9M | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $213.4M | +1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $221.7M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $211.6M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $211.9M | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $209.6M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $213M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $176.4M | +19% |
PRDO's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $216M last quarter, up 1.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 26% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +10 points |
PRDO's operating margin was 26% last quarter, up 1.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PRDO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $77.6M | +97% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.1M | -3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $67.6M | +6.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.9M | +137% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.4M | -21% |
| Q2 2025 | $76M | +102% |
| Q1 2025 | $63.4M | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $16M | +38% |
PRDO generated $256M in free cash flow over the past year, up 32% from the year before.
PRDO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -337K shares |
| 1 year | -4.2% | -2.8M shares |
| 3 years | -5.7% | -3.9M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -8.2M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -8.8M shares |
PRDO has 63M diluted shares, down 4.2% from a year ago, with $89M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $8.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $54.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $20.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $25.2M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PRDO spent $89M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 33% from the year before.
PRDO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
PRDO has more cash than debt.
PRDO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
PRDO's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
PRDO PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | PRDO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 19x | 48% below |
| PE % | 55 | 18 | 37 pts above |
PRDO is trading at 10x earnings, a 48% discount to the Consumer Defensive sector's median of 19x.
PRDO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.2 | 6.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $32.2 | 9.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $32.7 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $31.3 | 7% below |
| 200 week MA | $24.7 | 18% above |
PRDO has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 18% above its 200-week average.
PRDO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.5 | $13.1 | -29% |
| 2021 | $13.1 | $11.6 | -11% |
| 2022 | $11.6 | $14.1 | +21% |
| 2023 | $14.1 | $17.6 | +25% |
| 2024 | $17.6 | $26.3 | +50% |
| 2025 | $26.3 | $29.8 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.8 | $29.1 | -2.1% |
PRDO has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 2.1% so far in 2026.