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Perdoceo Education Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · NMS
$34.27
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$2.1B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
12.80
Reasonably valued
Forward P/E
10.04
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+4.1%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
19.9%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
17.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$44.00
+28% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 1 analysts covering this stock
About Perdoceo Education Corporation

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.

https://www.perdoceoed.com

Country: United States Employees: 6,000 Industry: Education & Training Services
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
Sharpe Ratio
0.763
Good returns relative to risk taken
Kelly Fraction
0.0595
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
Calmar Ratio
0.840
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
22.9%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-27.2%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
24
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.72
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$38.50
11% below the year high
52W Low
$26.66
29% above the year low
Avg Volume
667,742
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
6.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
6.9%
Moderate short interest
Div Yield
179.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$2.62
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
11.73
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
4.82
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
4.68
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
79.9%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
28.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$193M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$855M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$170M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
1
Target High
$44.00
Target Median
$44.00
Target Low
$44.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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