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Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)

Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Schaumburg, United States | NasdaqGS
36.55 USD +1.08 (3.045%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:25 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:12 p.m. EDT

PRDO is currently trading near its 52-week low, with a moderate dividend yield and a relatively low payout ratio. The recent price action shows some volatility, with a mix of upward and downward movements over the past two weeks. The fundamental metrics suggest a stable company with a reasonable profit margin and strong cash flow, but the overall risk rating is moderate. The options market shows a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment, indicating potential for both upward and downward price movements. Investors should consider the recent price dip as a potential buying opportunity, but should also be mindful of the volatility and uncertainty signaled by the options market.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.062476
MSTL0.080626
AutoETS0.083270
AutoARIMA0.083270

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 24.26
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.415
Excess Kurtosis -0.96
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 12.169
Revenue per Share 13.056
Market Cap 2,291,736,320
Trailing P/E 15.10
Forward P/E 11.18
Beta 0.84
Profit Margins 18.90%
Website https://www.perdoceoed.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:12 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are showing increased volume and open interest for strikes above the current price, suggesting potential for upward movement. However, puts are also showing significant open interest for strikes below the current price, indicating some bearish sentiment. The high IV on puts and calls suggests increased volatility and uncertainty. Overall, the options market is signaling a potential for both upward and downward price movements, with a slight bias towards volatility.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.45% 1.84%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-02 0.15 0.448967
2025-11-28 0.15 0.538905
2025-09-02 0.15 0.461721
2025-05-30 0.13 0.387474
2025-02-28 0.13 0.517260
2024-12-02 0.13 0.478617
2024-08-30 0.13 0.595975
2024-05-31 0.11 0.505866
2024-02-29 0.11 0.642168
2023-11-30 0.11 0.660672
2023-08-31 0.11 0.698971
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 1.69
exDividendDate 2026-03-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.58
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.016351845
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-03-02
dividendDate 2026-03-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.46328378
Address1 1,750 East Golf Road
All Time High 70.91
All Time Low 1.765625
Ask 45.64
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 529,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 610,593
Average Volume 610,593
Average Volume10Days 529,610
Beta 0.839
Bid 26.11
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 15.564
City Schaumburg
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 36.55
Current Ratio 5.057
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 36.635
Day Low 35.465
Debt To Equity 12.169
Display Name Perdoceo Education
Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 1.69
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,771,538,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,771,538,400
Earnings Growth 0.19
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.123
Earnings Timestamp 1,771,534,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,579,200
Ebitda 237,632,992
Ebitda Margins 0.28086
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.205
Enterprise To Revenue 2.024
Enterprise Value 1,712,257,920
Eps Current Year 3.05
Eps Forward 3.27
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 34.3552
Fifty Day Average Change 2.1947975
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06388545
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 46.328377
Fifty Two Week High 38.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.9500008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05064937
Fifty Two Week Low 24.23
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.32
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5084606
Fifty Two Week Range 24.23 - 38.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 886,084,200,000
Float Shares 58,076,147
Forward Eps 3.27
Forward P E 11.17737
Free Cashflow 167,204,128
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.79551005
Gross Profits 673,081,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01131
Held Percent Institutions 1.00903
Implied Shares Outstanding 62,701,405
Industry Education & Training Services
Industry Disp Education & Training Services
Industry Key education-training-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
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 2,291,736,320
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_377135
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 159,914,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,224,018,835
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 35.69
Operating Cashflow 225,240,000
Operating Margins 0.19808
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.2314
Peg Ratio 0.7654
Phone 847 781 3600
Previous Close 35.47
Price Eps Current Year 11.983606
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.348368
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.7086008
Profit Margins 0.189
Quick Ratio 4.749
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.079998
Regular Market Change Percent 3.044821
Regular Market Day High 36.635
Regular Market Day Low 35.465
Regular Market Day Range 35.465 - 36.635
Regular Market Open 35.69
Regular Market Previous Close 35.47
Regular Market Price 36.55
Regular Market Time 1,776,450,313
Regular Market Volume 259,389
Return On Assets 0.0986
Return On Equity 0.16555001
Revenue Growth 0.2
Revenue Per Share 13.056
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 62,701,405
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0523
Shares Short 3,276,991
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,989,254
Short Name Perdoceo Education Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0618
Short Ratio 4.32
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol PRDO
Target High Price 42.0
Target Low Price 42.0
Target Mean Price 42.0
Target Median Price 42.0
Total Cash 622,180,992
Total Cash Per Share 9.958
Total Debt 118,331,000
Total Revenue 846,096,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.58
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.016351845
Trailing Eps 2.42
Trailing P E 15.103305
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7728
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 32.4393
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.1106987
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12671971
Type Disp Equity
Volume 259,389
Website https://www.perdoceoed.com
Zip 60,173