Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO): Price and Financial Metrics
PRDO Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $17.41 | 52-week high | $17.75 |
Prev. close | $17.10 | 52-week low | $9.97 |
Day low | $17.08 | Volume | 618,300 |
Day high | $17.50 | Avg. volume | 388,132 |
50-day MA | $16.00 | Dividend yield | 2.53% |
200-day MA | $13.96 | Market Cap | 1.14B |
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PRDO POWR Grades
- PRDO scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 99.38% of US stocks.
- PRDO's strongest trending metric is Quality; it's been moving up over the last 177 days.
- PRDO's current lowest rank is in the Stability metric (where it is better than 61.85% of US stocks).
PRDO Stock Summary
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP is higher than it is for about just 11.93% of US stocks.
- Equity multiplier, or assets relative to shareholders' equity, comes in at 1.28 for PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP; that's greater than it is for only 16.5% of US stocks.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -23.47%, PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP's debt growth rate surpasses just 13.63% of about US stocks.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to PRDO, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are KFY, JOB, SCHL, TBI, and HHS.
- Visit PRDO's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.perdoceoed.com.
PRDO Valuation Summary
- PRDO's price/earnings ratio is 8.7; this is 56.06% lower than that of the median Consumer Defensive stock.
- PRDO's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 25.4 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for PRDO.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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PRDO | 2023-09-22 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 5.6 |
PRDO | 2023-09-21 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 5.5 |
PRDO | 2023-09-20 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 5.4 |
PRDO | 2023-09-19 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 5.4 |
PRDO | 2023-09-18 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 5.4 |
PRDO | 2023-09-15 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 5.4 |
PRDO Growth Metrics
- Its 4 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 186.36%.
- Its 2 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 49.35%.
- Its 5 year price growth rate is now at 21.04%.

The table below shows PRDO's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-12-31 | 695.208 | 148.186 | 95.867 |
2022-09-30 | 678.922 | 154.55 | 104.378 |
2022-06-30 | 684.5 | 163.15 | 110.08 |
2022-03-31 | 692.355 | 168.562 | 110.962 |
2021-12-31 | 693.034 | 191.116 | 109.637 |
2021-09-30 | 704.334 | 186.409 | 112.222 |
PRDO's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- PRDO has a Quality Grade of A, ranking ahead of 99.41% of graded US stocks.
- PRDO's asset turnover comes in at 0.951 -- ranking 13th of 50 Personal Services stocks.
- LINC, EDU, and TAL are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with PRDO.
The table below shows PRDO's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 0.951 | 0.837 | 0.319 |
2021-03-31 | 0.996 | 0.837 | 0.347 |
2020-12-31 | 1.031 | 0.837 | 0.357 |
2020-09-30 | 1.060 | 0.840 | 0.365 |
2020-06-30 | 1.074 | 0.840 | 0.367 |
2020-03-31 | 1.083 | 0.840 | 0.275 |
PRDO Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of PRDO, see our PRDO price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $22.00 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.25 (Strong Buy) |
Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) Company Bio
Perdoceo Education Corporation (formerly Career Education Corporation) operates colleges, institutions, and universities that provide education to student population in various career-oriented disciplines through online, on-ground, and hybrid learning program offerings in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Colorado Technical University (CTU), American InterContinental University (AIU), Career Colleges, and Transitional Group. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.
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PRDO Price Returns
1-mo | 0.12% |
3-mo | 40.34% |
6-mo | 32.89% |
1-year | 70.01% |
3-year | 43.55% |
5-year | 21.38% |
YTD | 26.10% |
2022 | 18.20% |
2021 | -6.89% |
2020 | -31.32% |
2019 | 61.03% |
2018 | -5.46% |
PRDO Dividends
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