The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

PRDO

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.perdoceoed.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$846.10M-6.0%
Operating income$150.45M-4.4%
Net income$147.65M+6.2%
Cash from ops$225.24M-1.4%
Quotation

$31.88

+0.54 (+1.7%)

52w hi$37.77
52w lo$27.01
Vol625.92K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.19

Short-0.22
Medium-0.29
Long+0.08

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Perdoceo Education Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

Market cap$1.99B
Enterprise value$1.34B
Trailing P/E11.59x
Forward P/E9.66x
EV / EBITDA5.38x
P / S (ttm)2.32x
Profit margin20.6%
Return on equity17.6%
Revenue growth+1.8%
Earnings growth+21.0%
Debt / equity11.01
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.50
Corr SPX0.22
Annual vol36.9%
Annual ret+23.5%
Sharpe0.64
Max DD-27.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.35
Sector+0.02
Technical-0.09
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$31.60$32.11$31.32$31.88625.92K
Aug 12$31.00$31.80$30.67$31.34839.50K
Aug 11$31.59$32.02$30.81$31.24743.90K
Aug 10$32.68$33.20$31.40$31.43883.60K
Aug 7$32.42$35.05$32.08$33.85947.70K