Perdoceo Education Corporation Common Stock (PRDO)

FairStock Score: 73/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

Perdoceo is an education company with three segments, and I see a business that is not glamorous but profitable. In fiscal Q2 2026 (the quarter ended 2026-06-30), revenue was $213.4M, net income $48.0M, and diluted EPS $0.75. That compares with fiscal Q2 2025 (the quarter ended 2025-06-30), when revenue was $209.6M, net income $41.0M, and diluted EPS $0.62. So the top line barely moved, but profit improved. For FY2025 (the period ended 2025-12-31), revenue was $846.1M, net income $159.9M, and diluted EPS $2.42, versus FY2024 (the period ended 2024-12-31) revenue of $681.3M, net income $147.6M, and diluted EPS $2.19. FairStock's computed Lynch category is SLOW GROWER: profit 5.2% a year over five years and revenue 4.2% a year, so this is a mature operator, not a fast compounder. The balance sheet is conservative: D/E 0.11 and Altman Z-Score 5.93. Returns are decent: ROE 17.55% and ROCE 10.03%. Cash generation is the attraction: TTM free cash flow is $218.0M, a 10.3% FCF yield at the 2026-10-13 close of $33.76. FairStock's valuation calculations show P/E 12.28, EV/EBITDA 7.45, PEG 0.73, P/B 2.04, and a Graham Number of $31.96 with a -5.63% margin of safety, meaning the price is slightly above that conservative measure. Piotroski F-Score is 5/9. I would call it a fair-to-slightly-rich slow grower with real cash flow, but it needs stable enrollment and margins to justify more.

In plain English: Perdoceo runs online and campus college programs, mostly in business, nursing, healthcare, and computer science. It is profitable, has low debt, and generates plenty of cash. At the recent price near $34, the shares look about fair to a little expensive compared with its earnings and accounting value, though the cash generation is a positive.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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