Consumer Defensive
Live Price
Offline$32.03
+0.82% today
1Y Change
-2.21%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → 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 → 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.
Benchmark Comparison
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PRDO
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
PRDO Max Drawdown
-27.22%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
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Financial profile
Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.
FY Revenue
$693.0M
-0.3% YoY
FY Net Income
$109.6M
+14.4% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$180.7M
+33.3% YoY
Revenue Growth
+24.2%
EPS Growth
+9.8%
Gross Margin
71.7%
Net Margin
18.9%
Income statement
USD
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 846M | 681M | 710M | 695M | 693M |
| Gross Profit | 607M | 560M | 580M | 578M | 584M |
| Operating Income | 196M | 174M | 150M | 130M | 149M |
| EBITDA | 265M | 217M | 209M | 154M | 167M |
| Net Income | 160M | 148M | 148M | 96M | 110M |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
USD
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 132M | 109M | 118M | 109M | 320M |
| Total Assets | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.0B | 957M | 847M |
| Total Liabilities | 300M | 277M | 166M | 232M | 197M |
| Shareholder Equity | 972M | 960M | 841M | 726M | 650M |
| Total Debt | 105M | 132M | 27M | 34M | 45M |
| Net Debt | -27M | 22M | -91M | -76M | -275M |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
191M
+29.0% YoY
Capital Expenditures
10M
+17.2% YoY
Free Cash Flow
181M
+33.3% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
71.7%
Operating Margin
23.2%
Net Margin
18.9%
ROE
16.3%
Debt / Equity
0.11x
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