profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Perdoceo Education
$28.99-0.48% today
-7.2% in 1 year
1-year low $26.551-year high $37.95
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $11.24 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Perdoceo Education sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $695 million in 2022 to $846 million in 2025, with $160 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Perdoceo Education handed back 73% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $121M$37M
Free cash flow 2025$217M
Bought back its own shares$121M
Paid as dividends$37M
Cash vs. debt$111M vs. $118M
Perdoceo Education vs. similar companies
Perdoceo Education grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perdoceo Education | 11.2× · Cheap | ||
 New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 22.2× · Fair price | ||
 TAL Education Group | 67.4× · Very expensive | ||
 Graham | 17.7× · Fair price | ||
 Laureate Education | 16.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Perdoceo Education's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 695 | 710 | 681 | 846 | |
| 578 | 580 | 560 | 649 | |
| 174 | 198 | 212 | 225 | |
| 154 | 209 | 217 | 265 | |
| 96 | 148 | 148 | 160 | |
| 1.39 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.42 | |
| 83.2% | 81.6% | 82.3% | 76.7% | |
| 25.1% | 27.9% | 31.2% | 26.7% | |
| 13.8% | 20.8% | 21.7% | 18.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 957 | 1,007 | 1,237 | 1,248 |
| Cash | 109 | 118 | 109 | 111 |
| Total debt | 34 | 27 | 132 | 118 |
| Total liabilities | 232 | 166 | 277 | 275 |
| 726 | 841 | 960 | 972 | |
| 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | |
| 14.0% | 17.5% | 14.6% | 16.2% | |
| 13.2% | 17.5% | 15.4% | 16.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 112 | 162 | 225 | |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 136 | 106 | 157 | 217 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 14 | 32 | 37 |
| 23 | 8 | 7 | 121 | |
| 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Valuation
- 11.2×
- 10.1×
- 0.55
- 2.0×
- 2.1×
- 8.3×
- 6.8×
- 12.1%
- 8.9%
- 1.8%
Profitability
- 76.7%
- 26.7%
- 18.9%
- 31.1%
- 13.5%
- 14.8%
- 17.2%
- 13.2%
- 18.3%
- –
Growth
- +6.8%
- +20.3%
- +38.0%
- –
- −1.9%
Financial health
- 0.0×
- 0.06
- 4.7%
- 32.9×
- 4.82
- 4.79
- 0.66
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 29%of 669
Top 7%of 672
Top 20%of 623
Top 41%of 671
Top 14%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $30.00
- Range
- $30.00 – $30.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 0.90 | 0.84 | +7.1% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.59 | 0.54 | +9.3% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 0.65 | 0.61 | +6.6% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.67 | 0.65 | +3.1% |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.70 | 0.66 | +6.1% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.48 | +4.2% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 0.59 | 0.53 | +11.3% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.60 | 0.58 | +3.4% |
1.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$18a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.22 in 2023 → $0.56 in 2025
How safe it looks
23.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 17.0%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
7/7Passes 7 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
95Pass
Benjamin Graham
87Pass
Philip Fisher
90Pass
Peter Lynch
84Pass
Joel Greenblatt
60Pass
Charlie Munger
83Pass
Terry Smith
76Pass
Questions about Perdoceo Education
Is Perdoceo Education a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 7 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Perdoceo Education AI analysis
What does Perdoceo Education do?
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 is in Education & Training Services.
Does Perdoceo Education pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.8% a year, about 23% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $36.9 million in dividends.
Is Perdoceo Education stock halal?
No. Perdoceo Education does not pass our halal screen: its cash and confirmed interest-bearing investments are 35% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Perdoceo Education stock done over the past year?
Down 7.2% over the past twelve months, to $28.99. It traded between $26.55 and $37.95 and is 23.6% below its high.
Who are Perdoceo Education's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Graham and Laureate Education. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Perdoceo Education's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.