# Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $33.20, market value $2.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.1×** (5-yr avg 9.6×, 3-yr avg 10.5×). Perdoceo Education Corporation trades at 12.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 9.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 10.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.96**. A PEG of 0.96 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.9×**. Enterprise value is 7.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Earnings yield: 8.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.3% 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: 2.05%** ($0.62 per share, trailing). Perdoceo Education Corporation yields 2.05%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 2.5%** (YTD 14.2%, 3-mo -3.1%). The shares are up 2.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.8%** (24.5% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.17** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.17 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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