Perdoceo Education Corporation

PRDO·NasdaqGS·Consumer Defensive

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29.99+0.33 (+1.11%)today

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Key statistics

Previous close29.66

Open30.70

Day range29.9430.67

52-week range26.6638.50

Off day high−2.22%

Off 52-week high−22.10%

Volume522.91K

Avg. volume (3M)635.73K

Market cap1.88B

EPS (TTM)2.75

Forward P/E9.09

P/E ratio (TTM)10.91

Dividend yield2.27% (0.6800)

Beta (5Y)0.75

Shares outstanding62.58M

Short interest8.47% of float

Earnings dateNov 5, 2026

Analyst target44.00

Profit margin20.63%

Against its peers

Compare in full ›

	PRDO	APEI	STRA	COGN3.SA	CVSA	LRN
Market cap	1.88B	776.17M	1.65B	2.87B	4.13B	3.33B
P/E (TTM)	10.9	17.1	12.4	4.0	15.7	10.9
Forward P/E	9.1	11.3	8.8	3.0	12.3	8.2
Price/book	1.8	2.5	1.0	0.2	2.9	2.0
Dividend yield	2.27%	—	3.23%	9.02%	—	—
1-year change	−2.43%	+34.72%	−1.31%	−58.05%	+30.53%	+4.38%
Today	+1.11%	+0.19%	+0.38%	+3.62%	+1.35%	+5.58%

The closest companies by business and industry (Education & Training Services). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

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The businesses closest to Perdoceo Education's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
American Public Education, Inc.APEI · Education & Training Services	776.17M	42.41	+0.19%
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA · Education & Training Services	1.65B	74.32	+0.38%
Cogna Educação S.A.COGN3.SA · Education & Training Services	2.87B	1.4300	+3.62%
Covista Inc.CVSA · Education & Training Services	4.13B	124.19	+1.35%
Stride, Inc.LRN · Education & Training Services	3.33B	79.24	+5.58%
Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.PXED · Education & Training Services	780.79M	21.66	−7.40%
Youdao, Inc.DAO · Education & Training Services	2.50B	20.69	+4.87%
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.UTI · Education & Training Services	1.23B	22.33	+2.90%

Other companies in Education & Training Services, closest in size first.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Eastern Pioneer Driving School Co., Ltd603377.SS · Beijing, China	1.99B	2.7500	−1.79%
Zee Learn LimitedZEELEARN.BO · Mumbai, India	1.97B	6.00	+3.27%
China Beststudy Education Group3978.HK · Guangzhou, China	2.04B	2.415	+4.32%
China Kepei Education Group Limited1890.HK · Zhaoqing, China	1.71B	0.850	0.00%
Tianli International Holdings Limited1773.HK · Chengdu, China	1.69B	0.830	0.00%
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA · Herndon, VA	1.65B	74.32	+0.38%
Business Coach Inc.9562.T · Tokyo, Japan	2.05B	483.00	−3.59%
Shanghai Xinnanyang Only Education & Technology Co.,Ltd600661.SS · Shanghai, China	2.32B	8.10	+3.85%

Consumer Defensive companies of a similar market value (1.86B).

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Rana Sugars LimitedRANASUG.BO · Confectioners	1.90B	12.40	+2.39%
Eastern Pioneer Driving School Co., Ltd603377.SS · Education & Training Services	1.99B	2.7500	−1.79%
Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad3026.KL · Packaged Foods	1.84B	28.78	−0.35%
Zee Learn LimitedZEELEARN.BO · Education & Training Services	1.97B	6.00	+3.27%
Ivy Cosmetics Corporation4918.T · Household & Personal Products	1.87B	297.00	−0.34%
Bumitama Agri Ltd.2BU.F · Farm Products	1.64B	0.9450	−10.00%
The Andersons, Inc.ANDE · Food Distribution	1.88B	55.35	−11.68%
Fortune Ng Fung Food (Hebei) Co.,Ltd600965.SS · Farm Products	1.87B	2.2900	−0.43%

Also based in Schaumburg, Illinois, then elsewhere in Illinois.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Paylocity Holding CorporationPCTY · Schaumburg, IL	8.92B	170.96	−0.09%
Ascent Industries Co.ACNT · Schaumburg, IL	123.79M	13.74	−0.29%
Giftify, Inc.GIFT · Schaumburg, IL	21.13M	0.5901	+7.10%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV · North Chicago, IL	521.00B	294.83	+3.09%
Deere & CompanyDE · Moline, IL	182.40B	676.50	+1.60%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT · Abbott Park, IL	199.88B	115.51	+5.59%
McDonald's CorporationMCD · Chicago, IL Odds	198.30B	280.22	+6.53%
Mondelez International, Inc.MDLZ · Chicago, IL	85.29B	67.38	+3.47%

Companies that serve the same markets: healthcare, education, cybersecurity.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Sectra AB (publ)SECT-B.ST · cybersecurity · education · healthcare	64.62B	335.40	+2.63%
Allied Telesis Holdings K.K.6835.T · cybersecurity · education	29.26B	284.00	−0.70%
Chegg, Inc.CHGG · cybersecurity · education	71.12M	0.6397	−1.99%
WALLIX GROUP SAALLIX.PA · cybersecurity · education · healthcare	162.84M	22.95	+0.44%
Castellum, Inc.CTM · cybersecurity · healthcare	46.44M	0.4900	+2.08%
Aptech LimitedAPTECHT.NS · cybersecurity · education	4.80B	82.69	−0.17%
Q P Group Holdings Limited1412.HK · cybersecurity · education	539.98M	1.015	+3.05%
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.300760.SZ · cybersecurity · healthcare	223.08B	184.09	+1.71%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Perdoceo Education's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.LOPE · Correlation 0.73	3.93B	150.67	+1.30%
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA · Correlation 0.73	1.65B	74.32	+0.38%
Covista Inc.CVSA · Correlation 0.71	4.13B	124.19	+1.35%
American Public Education, Inc.APEI · Correlation 0.68	776.17M	42.41	+0.19%
Lincoln Educational Services CorporationLINC · Correlation 0.55	637.92M	20.11	−1.85%
Laureate Education, Inc.LAUR · Correlation 0.53	4.77B	35.15	−0.96%
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.UTI · Correlation 0.49	1.23B	22.33	+2.90%
Stride, Inc.LRN · Correlation 0.46	3.33B	79.24	+5.58%

What visitors to Perdoceo Education's page also look at.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Laureate Education, Inc.LAUR	4.77B	35.15	−0.96%
Innoviva, Inc.INVA	1.54B	21.26	+1.58%
Lincoln Educational Services CoLINC	637.92M	20.11	−1.85%
Afya LimitedAFYA	929.02M	10.50	−0.47%
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.LOPE	3.93B	150.67	+1.30%

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Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is a public company that owns five for-profit universities in the United States: American Intercontinental University, Colorado Technical University, California Southern University, Trident University International, and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. The company was previously known as Career Education Corporation.

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SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryEducation & Training Services

Chief executiveTodd S. Nelson

Employees6,000

HeadquartersSchaumburg, IL, United States

Websiteperdoceoed.com

Analyst ratings

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—1 analysts

Strong buy 1
Buy 0
Hold 0
Sell 0
Strong sell 0

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Next report: Thu, Nov 5, 2026

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Revenue
Net income
Net margin 22.5% (Q2 '26)

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