Is Perdoceo Education (PRDO) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Perdoceo Education's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.10×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Perdoceo Education's revenue?

Perdoceo Education reported revenue of $846.1M for FY2025, with net profit of $159.9M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Perdoceo Education (PRDO)?

Perdoceo Education last traded at $33.20 (+0.0% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Perdoceo Education

PRDO · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerPRDO

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryEducation & Training Services

CountryUnited States

Employees6,000

HeadquartersSchaumburg, United States

Websitewww.perdoceoed.com

Filings tracked13

About Perdoceo Education

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.

Who owns it

Insiders1.2%
Institutions98.8%
Public & other0.0%

468 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.69%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.42%
Renaissance Technologies, LLC5.27%
First Trust Advisors LP5.02%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.37%
State Street Corporation4.01%
American Century Companies Inc3.83%
LSV Asset Management3.51%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.10×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend20.8% → 18.9%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity16.4%

Latest ROE of 16.4% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 9% · PAT 4%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $208.3M · EPS 0.70

Est. earnings growth +18.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $880.0M · EPS 3.30

Est. earnings growth +5.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$846.1M

Net margin

18.9%

ROE

16.4%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+9.2%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+4.1%

EPS (FY2025)

2.42

Net profit (FY2025)

$159.9M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$846.1M	$159.9M	2.42	18.9%	16.4%
FY2024	$681.3M	$147.6M	2.19	21.7%	15.4%
FY2023	$710.0M	$147.7M	2.18	20.8%	17.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$213.4M	$48.0M	0.75	22.5%
2026Q1	$221.7M	$54.0M	0.85	24.3%
2025Q3	$211.9M	$39.9M	0.60	18.8%
2025Q2	$209.6M	$41.0M	0.62	19.6%
2025Q1	$213.0M	$43.7M	0.65	20.5%
2024Q3	$169.8M	$38.3M	0.57	22.5%
2024Q2	$166.7M	$38.4M	0.57	23.0%
2024Q1	$168.3M	$39.4M	0.59	23.4%
2023Q3	$179.9M	$41.3M	0.62	23.0%
2023Q2	$186.6M	$54.7M	0.80	29.3%
2023Q1	$195.6M	$34.5M	0.50	17.6%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/27/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/7/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC3/13/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/19/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/19/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Other events
SEC1/5/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/4/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/4/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/31/2025

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