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Perdoceo Education Corp operates in the Diversified Consumer Services industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating revenue through educational services.
Business. Perdoceo Education Corp operates in the Diversified Consumer Services industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating revenue through educational services.
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2 analysts · consensus BuyAt a glance
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- Company
- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
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Composite-score breakdown
Synthesis
Perdoceo Education Corp operates in the Diversified Consumer Services industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating revenue through educational services.
Perdoceo Education Corp maintains a conservative capital structure with zero debt, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The company holds $110.97 million in cash and equivalents against total assets of $1.25 billion, supporting a current liquidity position that is assessed as low risk. Operating cash flow stands at $225.24 million, significantly exceeding net income of $159.91 million, indicating strong cash conversion efficiency. The market capitalization is approximately $2.03 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.92 and an EV/EBITDA of 9.24, suggesting a valuation that is not excessively stretched relative to earnings power.
Profitability metrics demonstrate robust returns, with a return on equity (ROE) of 17.5% and a return on assets (ROA) of 13.64%. The operating income of $196.0 million on revenue of $846.1 million yields a healthy operating margin, reflecting efficient cost management. While cohort median comparisons are not provided in the input data, the absolute levels of ROE and ROA indicate strong asset utilization and shareholder value creation. The net income margin is approximately 18.9%, further underscoring the company's ability to translate top-line revenue into bottom-line profit.
Revenue concentration and geographic exposure details are not explicitly provided in the segmented data. The company operates within the Diversified Consumer Services industry, which typically implies a broad customer base rather than reliance on a single large client. Without specific segment breakdowns, the revenue mix is assumed to be diversified across its educational service offerings. The lack of specific geographic data prevents a detailed analysis of regional risk exposure, but the domestic focus implied by the USD reporting and industry classification suggests limited foreign exchange risk.
Growth trajectory analysis is constrained by the absence of historical period data in the input. The current revenue figure of $846.1 million represents the latest normalized period performance. Without year-over-year or quarter-over-quarter comparisons, the growth rate cannot be quantified. However, the substantial operating cash flow and positive net income suggest a stable business model capable of sustaining operations and potentially funding internal growth initiatives.
Risk assessment indicates low liquidity risk and low dilution risk. The key flags section reports no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution concerns. The absence of debt eliminates interest rate risk and refinancing pressure. The primary risk factors appear to be operational and market-related, given the consumer discretionary nature of the business. The low dilution risk is supported by the identical basic and diluted share counts of 62.48 million, indicating no significant outstanding options or convertible securities that would impact earnings per share.
Recent events include analyst coverage updates with a mean price target of $44.00, representing a significant upside from the current market price of $32.46. The mean recommendation is 1.50, with two strong buy ratings and one buy rating, indicating strong analyst confidence. No specific news events or filing observations were provided that would alter the current risk profile. The reconciler enqueue events are internal system logs and do not represent material business developments.
- Zero debt structure provides financial flexibility and eliminates interest rate risk.
- Strong cash conversion with operating cash flow of $225.24 million exceeding net income.
- Analyst consensus suggests significant upside with a mean price target of $44.00.
- High profitability metrics with 17.5% ROE and 13.64% ROA.
- Low dilution risk with no significant outstanding options or convertible securities.
Bull / Bear case
analysis pipelineIn focus — financials by report
Revenue $221.7M, +4,1% YoY; Operating income +22,0% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $221.7M, +4,1% YoY
- ▍Operating income +22,0% YoY
- ▍Net income +23,5% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +15,1% YoY
- ▍Net margin 24.3%
Revenue $211.6M, +20,0% YoY; Operating income +12,8% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $211.6M, +20,0% YoY
- ▍Operating income +12,8% YoY
- ▍Net income +12,3% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +24,2% YoY
- ▍Net margin 16.7%
Revenue $211.9M, +24,8% YoY; Operating income +13,8% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $211.9M, +24,8% YoY
- ▍Operating income +13,8% YoY
- ▍Net income +4,2% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +20,6% YoY
- ▍Net margin 18.8%
Revenue $209.6M, +25,7% YoY; Operating income +11,7% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $209.6M, +25,7% YoY
- ▍Operating income +11,7% YoY
- ▍Net income +6,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +20,0% YoY
- ▍Net margin 19.6%
Revenue $213.0M; Operating income $51.7M.
- ▍Revenue $213.0M
- ▍Operating income $51.7M
- ▍Net margin 20.5%
Revenue $176.4M; Operating income $37.2M.
- ▍Revenue $176.4M
- ▍Operating income $37.2M
- ▍Net margin 17.8%
Revenue $169.8M; Operating income $44.8M.
- ▍Revenue $169.8M
- ▍Operating income $44.8M
- ▍Net margin 22.5%
Revenue $166.7M; Operating income $46.0M.
- ▍Revenue $166.7M
- ▍Operating income $46.0M
- ▍Net margin 23.0%
Revenue $846.1M, +24,2% YoY; Operating income +12,5% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $846.1M, +24,2% YoY
- ▍Operating income +12,5% YoY
- ▍Net income +8,3% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +24,0% YoY
- ▍Net margin 18.9%
Revenue $681.3M, −4,0% YoY; Operating income +15,8% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $681.3M, −4,0% YoY
- ▍Operating income +15,8% YoY
- ▍Net income −0,0% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −12,4% YoY
- ▍Net margin 21.7%
Revenue $710.0M, +2,1% YoY; Operating income +16,1% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $710.0M, +2,1% YoY
- ▍Operating income +16,1% YoY
- ▍Net income +54,0% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +30,3% YoY
- ▍Net margin 20.8%
Revenue $695.2M, +0,3% YoY; Operating income −13,0% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $695.2M, +0,3% YoY
- ▍Operating income −13,0% YoY
- ▍Net income −12,6% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −4,9% YoY
- ▍Net margin 13.8%
Valuation TTM
Revenue by segment
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Peer comparison
Market position
Stress test
Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | 3,11 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 1,1B USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 203,8M USD |
Options
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Earnings-call key lines
Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageEstimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trendSell-side observations
Themes
ESG
Risk factors
- No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Director · Non-Qualified Option (right to buy) → Common StockDisposed 9 308 @ $7,22exercise · 2026-06-04
- Director · Non-Qualified Option (right to buy) → Common StockDisposed 21 129 @ $5,96exercise · 2026-05-12
Actions
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- Consensus estimates
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- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Market Capmarket_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
- PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp Market data — financials · 2026-07-31
- reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on PRDO.O · 2026-07-31
- Perdoceo Education Corp Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-31
- Perdoceo Education Corp Market data — ESG · 2026-07-31
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,08 %$111M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,04 %$71M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$145M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$17M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$58M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$12M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$11M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$220M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$32M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$35M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$74M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$24M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$23M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$16M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$11M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$90M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$131M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$12M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$29M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Leadership
- Andrew H. HurstPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director
- Todd Sherman NelsonPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Insider activity
- Director · Common StockOther 9 308 @ $7,22$67K · 2026-06-04
- Director · Common StockSold 9 308 @ $34,79$324K · 2026-06-04
- Director · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Director, Chairman · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common StockOther 3 987 · 2026-05-21
- Principal Accounting Officer · Common StockSold 14 000 @ $34,50$483K · 2026-05-13
- Director · Common StockSold 3 647 @ $34,98$128K · 2026-05-12
- SVP - Campus Operations · Common StockSold 11 315 @ $35,51$402K · 2026-05-12
- Director · Common StockOther 21 129 @ $5,96$126K · 2026-05-12
- SVP, General Counsel · Common StockSold 30 158 @ $38,00$1,1M · 2026-04-06
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 4 387 @ $36,65$161K · 2026-03-25
- CFO · Common StockSold 11 089 @ $37,00$410K · 2026-03-25
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 40 000 @ $36,48$1,5M · 2026-03-24
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 40 000 @ $35,24$1,4M · 2026-03-23
- CFO · Common StockSold 11 090 @ $35,07$389K · 2026-03-18
- CFO · Common StockSold 22 181 @ $35,09$778K · 2026-03-18
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 11 346 @ $35,00$397K · 2026-03-17
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 40 000 @ $34,86$1,4M · 2026-03-16
- Principal Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 402 @ $35,78$14K · 2026-03-14
- Principal Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 639 @ $35,78$23K · 2026-03-14
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 110.97MUnknown
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 972.41MUnknown
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 137.81MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 846.1MUnknown
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 2Unknown
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 2Unknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD 225.24MUnknown
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 650.1MUnknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 1.25BUnknown
- Current assets (annual): USD 696.86MUnknown
- Shares outstanding (annual): 62.48MUnknown
- Operating income (annual): USD 196MUnknown
- Net income (annual): USD 159.9MUnknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 1.24BUnknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD 161.59MUnknown
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 507.01MUnknown
- Current assets (annual): USD 640.15MUnknown
- Shares outstanding (annual): 65.72MUnknown
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 132.16MUnknown
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 109.13MUnknown
- Operating income (annual): USD 174.25MUnknown
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 959.54MUnknown
- Net income (annual): USD 147.6MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 681.26MUnknown