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PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp PRDO
PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp (PRDO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.69% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $846.1M at a 18.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.448 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.576 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.157 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.532 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRDO | PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp | 7/9 | 9.58 | 13.1 | +24.2% |
| DAO | Youdao, Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +9.6% |
| UTI | UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | 6/9 | 1.91 | 33.6 | +14% |
| GOTU | Gaotu Techedu Inc. | 5/9 | -3.82 | — | +40.9% |
| APEI | AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC | 6/9 | 4.2 | 31.7 | +3.9% |
| LOPE | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | 5/9 | 15.74 | 17.8 | +7.1% |
| LINC | LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP | 5/9 | 1.6 | 79.1 | +17.8% |
About PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp
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.
FAQ
Is PRDO financially healthy?
PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does PRDO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp pays a dividend yielding about 0.69% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is PRDO?
In FY2025, PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp had a net margin of 18.9% and a return on equity of 16.4%.
Is PRDO overvalued or undervalued?
PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp trades at about 13.0× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.8×–40.4×, median 13.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PRDO?
The average Wall-Street price target for PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp is $44.00, about 40.4% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is PRDO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 13.1×, a dividend yield of 0.69%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.