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PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp PRDO

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Educational Services · website · IPO 1998-01-29

PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.1B
P / E13.1×
P / S2.5×
P / B2.1×
Net margin18.9%
Return on equity16.4%
Return on capital17.7%
Graham number -9.7%$28.29

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($28.29); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-2.70% -5.30% 9.50% 11.10% 18.10% 15.80% 13.80% 20.80% 21.70% 18.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-4.60% 5.70% 12.30% 13.80% 20.80% 21.50% 18.60% 21.20% 25.60% 23.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-5.80% -10.80% 15.50% 16.20% 22.40% 16.90% 13.20% 17.50% 15.40% 16.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
68.5M 69.1M 71.5M 72.1M 71.3M 70.9M 69.0M 67.8M 67.2M 66.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-3.30% -7.10% 11.40% 11.70% 17.20% 12.90% 10.00% 14.70% 11.90% 12.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.27 -$0.46 $0.77 $0.97 $1.74 $1.55 $1.39 $2.18 $2.19 $2.42 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp trades at about 13× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.8×–40.4×, median 13.1×).

3.8× 40.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.8×–40.4×); dot = today's 13×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin23.2%25.6%21.2%18.6%21.5%20.8%13.8%12.3%5.7%-4.6%
Net margin18.9%21.7%20.8%13.8%15.8%18.1%11.1%9.5%-5.3%-2.7%
FCF margin—————————0.3%
Return on assets12.8%11.9%14.7%10.0%12.9%17.2%11.7%11.4%-7.1%-3.3%
Return on equity16.4%15.4%17.5%13.2%16.9%22.4%16.2%15.5%-10.8%-5.8%
Current ratio5.064.845.903.523.954.503.472.781.871.47

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.