Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $32.50 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $2.04B and a trailing P/E of 12.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University. It 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, as well as business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences. The company also operates intellipath, a personalized learning platform; and a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. As of December 31, 2021, it had a total student enrollment of approximately 40,400 students. 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 based in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Perdoceo Education provides postsecondary degree and career programs through Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University, and it earns tuition-based revenue from students, reported net of scholarships and discounts.
The company’s profit generation is structurally driven by how much tuition it collects per enrolled student, after scholarships and discounts, across its two universities, since that tuition revenue then supports operating income through its operating expense structure.
| CTU | $0.1B |
| AIU | $0.1B |
Business quality (Strong): For the latest quarter, operating margin is provided (28.5%), but gross margin is not disclosed in the provided facts (null), limiting how precisely investors can assess cost structure.
Valuation: At 13× earnings, PRDO trades 24% below the Personal Services average (17×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $32.50 |
| Market Cap | $2.04B |
| P/E Ratio | 12.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.6 |
| Price / Book | 2.04 |
| Price / Sales | 2.38 |
| DCF Value (model) | $41.33 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | 27.2% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $846.10M |
| Net Margin | 18.9% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.1% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 28.4% |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.97 (safe) |
| Stock P/E | 12.0 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 20.5 |
| Industry P/E (Personal Services) | 13.9 |
| vs Sector | -41.5% |
| vs Industry | -13.5% |
| Top Institutional Holder | BlackRock, Inc. ($341.78M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Personal Services |
| CEO | Todd S. Nelson |
| Employees | 5,690 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1998-01-29 |
Data as of 2026-08-20.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.