PRDO
Strong BuyUnloved QualityAI neutralPerdoceo Education Corporation · Consumer Defensive · United States · $2.1B cap · $20.8M/day traded
$31.48 -2.3% · close 28 Oct · scored 29 Oct
StockRank down 1.2 since 28 Oct.
Unloved Quality: Strong and cheap; the market has not turned yet.
As of 29 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is 88/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 84, Value 57, Momentum 47, each scored against its sector).
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Perdoceo runs online universities including Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University, producing high margins and strong cash flow with no net debt. Second-quarter results showed strong profit growth, it repurchased about 1.4% of shares in 90 days, and it has agreed to buy South University for $140 million. The numbers are good, but earnings depend heavily on US federal student aid, and for-profit education carries recurring regulatory and reputational risk.
ABOUT PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPORATION
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Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education services through its online and campus-based academic institutions, offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree and diploma programs. The company benefits from a scalable online education platform and a diverse portfolio of accredited programs designed to meet workforce demands. It is a leading provider of online and campus-based postsecondary education, offering flexible learning options and career-focused programs.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 695.2M | 710.0M | 681.3M | 846.1M | 6.8% | 858.6M | 854.5M | 879.9M | 2.0% |
| EPS | 1.41 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.47 | 20.5% | 2.75 | 2.96 | 3.12 | 12.4% |
| Shares | 67.2M | 65.5M | 65.7M | 62.5M | -7.0% | 62.6M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 33.8M | 27.0M | 131.5M | 118.3M | 51.8% | 113.8M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 725.8M | 841.4M | 959.5M | 972.4M | 10.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 148.2M | 112.0M | 161.6M | 225.2M | 15.0% | 225.4M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -326.8M | -88.5M | -107.8M | -53.6M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -27.7M | -23.4M | -41.1M | -171.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 62% of stocks we rank over the past year (35% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
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SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Consumer Defensive, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of PRDO are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRDO | Perdoceo Education Corporation(you) | $2.1B | 88 | Strong Buy |
| STRA | Strategic Education, Inc. | $1.8B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| LRN | Stride, Inc. | $3.3B | 81 | Strong Buy |
| PXED | Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. | $895M | 88 | Strong Buy |
| CVSA | Covista Inc. | $4.5B | 79 | Buy |
| MH | McGraw Hill, Inc. | $2.8B | 65 | Hold |
| LOPE | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | $4.2B | 70 | Buy |
| LAUR | Laureate Education, Inc. | $5.4B | 71 | Buy |
| APEI | American Public Education, Inc. | $893M | 63 | Hold |
| COUR | Coursera, Inc. | $1.5B | 25 | Sell |
Peer medians: ROE 10.0% · P/E 22.0x · Gross margin 34.5%
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