# Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Consumer Services. Price $29.66, market value $1.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.8×** (5-yr avg 9.6×, 3-yr avg 10.5×). Perdoceo Education Corporation trades at 10.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 9.6×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 9.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.86**. A PEG of 0.86 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.2×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.0×**. Enterprise value is 7.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Earnings yield: 9.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 24.6%**. 24.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 18.9%**. 18.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.4%**. 16.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 19.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 19.3%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 14.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 24.2%** (3-yr 6.8%/yr, 5-yr 4.2%/yr). Revenue grew 24.2% over the last year, against 4.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 10.5%** (3-yr 20.3%/yr, 5-yr 6.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 10.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Perdoceo Education Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 5.06** (quick 5.06). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.06 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.29%** ($0.62 per share, trailing). Perdoceo Education Corporation yields 2.29%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Shareholder yield: 7.1%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 7.1% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -5.2%** (YTD 2.1%, 3-mo -8.9%). The shares are down 5.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.0%** (11.3% above the low). Trading 23% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 30**. An RSI of 30 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.08** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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