PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp (PRDO) stock
PRDONasdaqServices-Educational ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 18/3018% below fair value
$29.13+0.17 (+0.59%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.82BP/E 10.3Yield 1.92%
Perdoceo Education statistics
93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 27, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.55
- 2.48
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.91
- 8.94
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.21
- 1.13
- EV / EBIT
- 4.87
- 10.04
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -4.39%
- 0.13%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.95%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 61M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 2.29%
- 15.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 100.6%
- 86.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 9.96%
- -7.94%
- Short % of Float
- 8.05%
- 7.79%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.87%
- 5.54%
- Days to Cover
- 9.93
- 3.11
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $38.50
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $26.24
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $30.81
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $31.78
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $33.21
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.25
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 9.72%
- -0.40%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -13.2%
- -13.2%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -9.00%
- -14.6%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -16.8%
- -26.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -0.68%
- -10.2%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -7.61%
- -24.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 70.3%
- -5.72%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 180.4%
- 54.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 213.9%
- 100.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 874,275
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 678,901
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 696,877
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.88
- 0.75
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 41.0
- 41.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 35.7%
- 48.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.67
- 0.68
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- 29.3%
- -3.87%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 17.8%
- -0.07%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 13.7%
- -2.87%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 54.8%
- 1.94%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 18.3%
- -1.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 4.54
- 1.63
- Quick Ratio
- 4.23
- 0.86
- Interest Coverage
- 35.41
- 7.19
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 6.38%
- 2.95%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 16.4%
- 2.50%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 21.4%
- 5.68%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 6.77%
- 6.72%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.24%
- 10.4%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 20.3%
- 34.0%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.82%
- 7.18%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.65
- 0.83
- Revenue Per Employee
- $143.77K
- $202.40K
- Profits Per Employee
- $30.28K
- -$4.19K
- Employee Count
- 6,000
- 106
- WACC
- 8.25%
- 7.89%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $776.55M
- $1.01M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $12.41
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.05B
- $19.04M
- Book Value Per Share
- $16.72
- $1.94
- Tangible Book Value
- $715.29M
- $11.63M
- Working Capital
- $649.78M
- $5.41M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 9.97%
- 3.03%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.92%
- –
- Buyback Yield
- 4.82%
- 6.37%
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.74%
- 7.33%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.56
- –
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 16.7%
- –
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 2
- –
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $6.07M
- $2.24M
- Income Tax
- $55.58M
- $1.27M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $32.69
- $31.68
- Graham Upside
- 12.2%
- -25.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 6.11
- 2.58
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 4
- Lynch Fair Value
- $19.37
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -33.5%
- 11.8%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PRDO | S&P 500 | Difference | PRDO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -13.6% | -2.7% | −10.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.6% | -1.7% | −4.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +0.7% | +11.9% | −11.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -5.1% | +12.0% | −17.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +80.0% | +78.2% | +1.8 pts | +21.6% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +200.1% | +73.2% | +126.9 pts | +24.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +236.0% | +309.6% | −73.6 pts | +12.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M PRDO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 10.0% from the previous report, or 8.05% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 9.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 65.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4,924,904 | +10.0% | 495,717 | 9.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4,478,704 | +4.0% | 595,066 | 7.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,308,220 | +6.0% | 859,358 | 5.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,063,408 | -8.5% | 471,418 | 8.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,440,251 | +12.0% | 575,134 | 7.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,964,968 | +10.1% | 710,359 | 5.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,600,316 | +0.8% | 825,008 | 4.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,570,106 | -3.3% | 759,487 | 4.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,691,090 | +0.9% | 751,707 | 4.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,659,417 | -19.0% | 559,769 | 6.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 4,515,271 | +22.8% | 762,503 | 5.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,678,365 | -3.9% | 559,785 | 6.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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