PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp · Educational Services

PRDO

Low riskNext report: Nov 5 (confirmed)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable, keeps 19% of sales as profit
Sales up 24% last year
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 1.8% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (169 bought, 141 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$32.69-3.5% that day

Company value: $2.0B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 11.9x; You pay about $12 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.4x; Company value is 2.4 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.7%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 8%; Cash as a share of company value

From PRDO's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$213.4M+1.8% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $858.6M, up 12% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.2% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of PRDO. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+12% a yearRecently: +12% a yearProfit margin21%Last 12 months: 20.6%P/E at the end12xToday: 11.9x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.5B

Profit in 5 years$318M

Price these guesses point to$64.08+96% vs $32.69 todayAbout +14% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 21% margin and a 12x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.1% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/5Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.16.6%
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.18.9%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$225.2M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-4.2% in 3 years

Revenue: $846.1M; +24.2% vs prior year
5-year growth: +4.2%/yr; revenue, per year
Current ratio: 5.06x; short-term assets / bills due
Free cash flow: $225.2M; 26.6% of revenue

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: debt under half of equity, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.