Consumer Defensive
Perdoceo Education Corporation(PRDO)
Live Price
Offline$32.03
+0.82% today
1Y Change
-2.21%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.11B
- Revenue Growth
- +24.2%
- EPS Growth
- +9.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.7%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $2.11B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $32.03 and down 2.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +24.2%, EPS growth of +9.8%, a dividend yield of 1.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +24.2%, EPS +9.8%, free cash flow +38.0% with operating margin 23.2% and ROIC 12.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.4 and price/sales 2.5. Stock Foundry combines PRDO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+24.2% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+23.2% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
13.4 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +24.2% and EPS at +9.8%, with operating margin around 23.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +3.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | +4.6% | +1.7% | -0.5% |
2026 Feb 19, 2026 | +9.3% | +4.2% | +5.7% | +9.2% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | +6.6% | -2.0% | +1.7% | -8.4% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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PRDO Max Drawdown
-27.22%
Trailing 1Y
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Company Overview
Perdoceo Education Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University. It 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, as well as business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences. The company also operates intellipath, a personalized learning platform; and a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. As of December 31, 2021, it had a total student enrollment of approximately 40,400 students. 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 based in Schaumburg, Illinois.
- Leadership
- Todd S. Nelson
- IPO Date
- Jan 29, 1998
- Employees
- 5.7k
- Street Address
- 231 North Martingale Road
- Mailing
- Schaumburg, IL, 60173
- Region
- Schaumburg, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 847 781 3600
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.0
- Price/Sales
- 2.5
- Price/Book
- 2.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +24.2%
- EPS
- +9.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +38.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 71.7%
- Operating Margin
- 23.2%
- Net Margin
- 18.9%
- ROE
- 16.3%
- ROIC
- 12.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.11
- Current Ratio
- 5.06
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