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Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)

Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Schaumburg, United States | NasdaqGS
33.57 USD -0.24 (-0.710%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 33.57

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:27 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is exceptionally strong, driven by a fortress balance sheet with minimal debt relative to equity and robust free cash flow generation. The company has demonstrated a superior competitive position with sustained revenue growth and expanding margins, evidenced by a nearly 360% cumulative gain over the last nine years without any trailing multi-year decline. While the short-term outlook remains neutral due to a weak statistical forecast and defensive options positioning, the fundamental quality—characterized by high ROE and efficient capital allocation—makes this a compelling buy-and-hold opportunity. The dividend yield provides a modest cushion, though it is not the primary driver of value here.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.037940
AutoETS0.037992
AutoARIMA0.037992
MSTL0.038551

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 0.21
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.948
Excess Kurtosis -0.23
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 11.009
Revenue per Share 13.555
Market Cap 2,100,711,808
Trailing P/E 12.30
Forward P/E 10.17
Beta 0.72
Profit Margins 20.63%
Website https://www.perdoceoed.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (22.5 and 25), creating a 'floor' around 22-25. Conversely, call interest is concentrated at the money (35) and slightly out-of-the-money (40), suggesting a bias toward modest upside rather than a breakout. The imbalance in open interest favors downside protection, yet the lack of massive volume in deep puts suggests the market views a crash as unlikely, while the call flow indicates a belief in steady appreciation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.46% 1.90%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-01 0.15 0.456482
2026-03-02 0.15 0.448967
2025-11-28 0.15 0.536481
2025-09-02 0.15 0.457178
2025-05-30 0.13 0.381904
2025-02-28 0.13 0.507812
2024-12-02 0.13 0.467458
2024-08-30 0.13 0.579323
2024-05-31 0.11 0.488889
2024-02-29 0.11 0.617631
2023-11-30 0.11 0.631458
2023-08-31 0.11 0.663850
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.68
dividendYield 2.03
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.62
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01833777
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-06-01
dividendDate 2026-09-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.023163676
Address1 1,750 East Golf Road
All Time High 70.91
All Time Low 1.765625
Ask 42.48
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 587,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 710,420
Average Volume 710,420
Average Volume10Days 587,670
Beta 0.72
Bid 24.36
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 1
Book Value 16.514
City Schaumburg
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 33.57
Current Ratio 4.692
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 34.32
Day Low 33.15
Debt To Equity 11.009
Display Name Perdoceo Education
Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Dividend Rate 0.68
Dividend Yield 2.03
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,046,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,046,400
Earnings Growth 0.21
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.169
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,254,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,254,400
Ebitda 249,246,000
Ebitda Margins 0.29029
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.94
Enterprise To Revenue 1.724
Enterprise Value 1,480,480,768
Eps Current Year 3.13
Eps Forward 3.3
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.73
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 32.8458
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7242012
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.022048518
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.3163676
Fifty Two Week High 38.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.9300003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12805195
Fifty Two Week Low 26.66
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.25918978
Fifty Two Week Range 26.66 - 38.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 886,084,200,000
Float Shares 58,553,976
Forward Eps 3.3
Forward P E 10.172728
Free Cashflow 184,656,128
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,000
Fullday Change -0.240002
Fullday Change Percent -0.709854
Fullday Price 33.57
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.79890996
Gross Profits 685,948,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01194
Held Percent Institutions 1.0365
Implied Shares Outstanding 62,577,055
Industry Education & Training Services
Industry Disp Education & Training Services
Industry Key education-training-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,061,769,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Perdoceo Education Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,100,711,808
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_377135
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 177,120,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,116,356,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 33.99
Operating Cashflow 225,352,992
Operating Margins 0.25722998
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.2182
Peg Ratio 0.72
Phone 847 781 3600
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 33.57
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 33.81
Price Eps Current Year 10.725239
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0328207
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.4466455
Profit Margins 0.20628999
Quick Ratio 4.563
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.240002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.709854
Regular Market Day High 34.32
Regular Market Day Low 33.15
Regular Market Day Range 33.15 - 34.32
Regular Market Open 33.99
Regular Market Previous Close 33.81
Regular Market Price 33.57
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 666,661
Return On Assets 0.10027
Return On Equity 0.17554002
Revenue Growth 0.018
Revenue Per Share 13.555
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 62,577,055
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0634
Shares Short 3,964,968
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,570,106
Short Name Perdoceo Education Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.075
Short Ratio 4.71
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol PRDO
Target High Price 44.0
Target Low Price 44.0
Target Mean Price 44.0
Target Median Price 44.0
Total Cash 734,003,968
Total Cash Per Share 11.73
Total Debt 113,773,000
Total Revenue 858,609,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.62
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01833777
Trailing Eps 2.73
Trailing P E 12.296703
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7203
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 32.726
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.84399796
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.025789827
Type Disp Equity
Volume 666,661
Website https://www.perdoceoed.com
Zip 60,173