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PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp (PRDO)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp

Perdoceo Education Corp operates accredited academic institutions offering postsecondary education through fully online, campus-based, and hybrid programs. Its institutions include Colorado Technical University, the American InterContinental University System, and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, providing degree programs from associate to doctoral levels and professional development courses. The company serves a diverse student population, primarily non-traditional adult learners, including military members, with career-focused programs in business, health sciences, information technology, and related fields.

Snapshot

Revenue
$846.1M
Revenue growth (YoY)
24.2%
Net income
$159.9M
Diluted EPS
$2.42
Gross margin
Operating margin
23.2%
Net margin
18.9%
FCF margin
ROE
16.4%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
12.2×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$2.10B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at PERDOCEO EDUCATION

  • Revenue grew 24.2% to $846M in FY2025, after a 4.0% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 23.2% in FY2025, +1.7 pp against 21.5% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $213M, up 1.8% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Net income rose 8.4% to $160M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where PERDOCEO EDUCATION’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin23.2%
94th percentile of 348
Net margin18.9%
95th percentile of 377
Revenue growth (YoY)+24.2%
91st percentile of 394
ROE16.4%
70th percentile of 343
P/E12.2×
24th percentile of 249
Short interest5.58d
69th percentile of 401

PERDOCEO EDUCATION’s net margin of 18.9% ranks in the 95th percentile of the 377 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. PERDOCEO EDUCATION’s operating margin of 23.2% ranks in the 94th percentile of the 348 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it. PERDOCEO EDUCATION’s revenue growth of +24.2% ranks in the 91st percentile of the 394 Consumer Discretionary companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 2 insider sales totaling $682,017. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 1 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
1
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
0 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
3
3 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$136.9M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$105.6M3.3MReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$13.1M408.6KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$9.8M305.5KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$3.9M121.9KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$3.5M110.4KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.0M32.4KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
2
$682K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-11
filed 2026-08-12
Jackson Gregory L.DirectorSell11.3K$31.78$358K
2026-06-04
filed 2026-06-05
GONZALES KENDA BDirectorSell9.3K$34.79$324K
2026-05-13
Peppers Michele APrincipal Accounting OfficerSell14.0K$34.50$483K
2026-05-12
filed 2026-05-13
Leeman Julia A.SVP - Campus OperationsSell11.3K$35.51$402K
2026-05-12
filed 2026-05-13
GROSS PATRICK WDirectorSell3.6K$34.98$128K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
4.0M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+10.1%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
5.58
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
710.4K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-144.0M+10.1%5.58
2026-07-313.6M+0.9%4.36
2026-07-153.6M-3.3%4.70
2026-06-303.7M+0.9%4.91
2026-06-153.7M-18.9%6.54
2026-05-294.5M+22.8%5.92
2026-05-153.7M-3.9%6.57
2026-04-303.8M+9.6%6.66

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$846.1M$681.3M$710.0M$695.2M$693.0M
Gross profit
Operating income$196.0M$174.3M$150.4M$129.6M$149.0M
Net income$159.9M$147.6M$147.7M$95.9M$109.6M
Diluted EPS$2.42$2.19$2.18$1.39$1.55

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$111.0M$109.1M$118.0M$109.4M$320.0M
Current assets$696.9M$640.2M$655.0M$575.1M$554.5M
Total assets$1.25B$1.24B$1.01B$957.4M$847.4M
Current liabilities$137.8M$132.2M$111.0M$163.4M$140.2M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$275.3M$277.5M$165.9M$231.5M$197.3M
Total equity$972.4M$959.5M$841.4M$725.8M$650.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$225.2M$161.6M$112.0M$148.2M$191.1M
Capital expenditure
Free cash flow

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$213.4M1.8%$48.0M$0.75
Q1 FY2026$221.7M4.1%$54.0M$0.85
Q4 FY2025$211.6M20.0%$35.3M$0.54
Q3 FY2025$211.9M24.8%$39.9M$0.60
Q2 FY2025$209.6M25.7%$41.0M$0.62
Q1 FY2025$213.0M26.6%$43.7M$0.65
Q4 FY2024$176.4M19.3%$31.5M$0.47
Q3 FY2024$169.8M-5.6%$38.3M$0.57

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryServices-Educational Services
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2013
SEC CIK1046568

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-05-07
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8-K2026-08-06
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8-K2026-05-27
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8-K2026-05-07
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.