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Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Stock Price & Analysis

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PRDO Stock Chart & Stats

$26.88$0.33(1.24%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$27.5$30$32.5Aug 10Aug 24Sep 8Sep 21Oct 5Oct 19Nov 2
Day’s Range
$26.24 - $28.50
52-Week Range
$26.24 - $38.50
Previous Close
$26.55
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
641.36K
Market Cap
$1.67B
Enterprise Value
$1.23B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
$1.47B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
$56.59M
Price to Earnings (P/E)
9.5
Beta
0.64
Next Earnings
Feb 25, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.65
Next Dividend Ex-Date
Nov 27, 2026
Dividend Yield
2.31%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Strong Profitability

Perdoceo combines substantial revenue growth with high gross and operating margins, indicating strong earnings power in its education platforms. This profitability provides resources to fund student support, technology, acquisitions, dividends, and other investments while maintaining resilience over the next several quarters.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Very low leverage and substantial equity backing give Perdoceo meaningful financial flexibility. The company can fund strategic initiatives and shareholder returns without relying heavily on borrowing, while its healthy returns on equity indicate that the balance sheet is being used productively.

Enrollment And Portfolio Growth

Growth across important institutions supports the durability of Perdoceo’s tuition-based model. Saint Augustine is expanding rapidly while CTU has sustained a long enrollment-growth streak, and new programs, corporate offerings, and student interest create additional avenues for continued portfolio expansion.

Bears Say

South University Execution Risk

South University could broaden Perdoceo’s health-sciences presence and add earnings, but closing and integration depend on several external approvals and a sensitive ownership conversion. Delays, conditions, or failure to close could defer expected accretion and create termination obligations.

Enrollment Pressure At Some Institutions

Enrollment is the core driver of tuition revenue, so weakness at AIU and difficult CTU comparisons create a near-term risk to organic growth. Although management expects normalization, graduation levels and prior growth make sustained momentum less uniform across the portfolio.

Choppy Cash Conversion

Perdoceo generates substantial operating and free cash flow, but the sharp deterioration in free-cash-flow growth shows that cash conversion momentum can fluctuate materially. This variability may complicate the timing of acquisitions, repurchases, dividends, and other capital-allocation decisions.

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PRDO FAQ

What was Perdoceo Education’s price range in the past 12 months?
Perdoceo Education lowest stock price was $26.24 and its highest was $38.50 in the past 12 months.
What is Perdoceo Education’s market cap?
Perdoceo Education’s market cap is $1.67B.
When is Perdoceo Education’s upcoming earnings report date?
Perdoceo Education’s next earnings report is estimated for Feb 25, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 107 days.
How were Perdoceo Education’s earnings last quarter?
Perdoceo Education released its earnings results on Nov 05, 2026. The company reported $0.7 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.01.
Is Perdoceo Education overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Perdoceo Education’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Perdoceo Education pay dividends?
Perdoceo Education pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.17 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.31%. See more information on Perdoceo Education dividends here
What is Perdoceo Education’s EPS estimate?
Perdoceo Education’s EPS estimate is 0.65.
How many shares outstanding does Perdoceo Education have?
Perdoceo Education has 61,980,423 shares outstanding.
What happened to Perdoceo Education’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Perdoceo Education reported an EPS of $0.7 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.69. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 1.243%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Perdoceo Education?
Hedge funds hold Perdoceo Education shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Perdoceo Education is 71,886,152 shares, and hedge funds decreased their holdings by 701.9K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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