Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Education Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 9.36 | 11.05 | 10.67 | 10.94 | 13.58 | 15.69 | 13.18 | 9.68 | 14.08 | 9.75 | 9.39 | 7.44 | 16.88 | 6.90 | 3.83 | 6.71 | 15.11 | 8.05 | 7.96 | 6.24 | 8.40 |
| — | -29.6% | -19.1% | +13.0% | -3.6% | +60.9% | +40.3% | +30.2% | -16.6% | +41.5% | +145.0% | +10.8% | +11.8% | -14.3% | -51.8% | +7.6% | +79.9% | +18.9% | -4.0% | -10.3% | +1.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.95 | 2.27 | 2.38 | 2.66 | 2.25 | 2.93 | 2.61 | 1.98 | 2.53 | 2.20 | 2.15 | 1.74 | 1.99 | 1.59 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 1.22 | 1.09 | 1.29 |
| — | -22.7% | -8.6% | +34.6% | -11.0% | +33.1% | +21.0% | +13.3% | +26.9% | +38.2% | +91.2% | +48.3% | +47.7% | +52.1% | -7.3% | +7.8% | +4.4% | -3.3% | -3.0% | -6.2% | -1.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.97 | 2.36 | 1.96 | 2.49 | 2.22 | 1.74 | 1.86 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.27 |
| — | -24.9% | -11.3% | +36.0% | +5.3% | +55.7% | +39.0% | +28.1% | +32.7% | +15.7% | +50.5% | +12.1% | +7.0% | +38.3% | -9.8% | +2.7% | +3.0% | -14.5% | -17.9% | -19.0% | -21.1% | |
| P/FCF | 7.78 | — | 6.96 | 8.72 | 12.58 | 15.78 | 7.19 | 6.64 | 27.95 | 7.48 | 9.53 | 5.51 | 25.47 | 9.13 | 3.51 | 86.90 | 6.42 | 3.49 | 6.66 | 11.47 | 4.84 |
| — | — | -3.2% | +31.3% | -55.0% | +110.9% | -24.6% | +20.6% | +9.8% | -18.0% | +171.7% | -93.7% | +296.6% | +161.3% | -47.3% | +657.9% | +32.7% | +7.9% | +9.1% | +134.3% | -13.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.56 | 7.28 | 4.65 | 5.44 | 9.11 | 10.04 | 8.69 | 6.61 | 10.59 | 6.69 | 6.79 | 5.43 | 14.04 | 5.38 | 3.48 | 4.45 | 7.94 | 4.33 | 4.54 | 3.35 | 3.49 |
| — | -27.5% | -46.5% | -17.7% | -14.0% | +49.9% | +27.9% | +21.7% | -24.6% | +24.5% | +95.1% | +22.2% | +76.7% | +24.2% | -23.3% | +32.8% | +127.6% | +34.8% | -14.1% | -27.1% | -33.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 8.46 | 7.54 | 4.84 | 5.66 | 9.46 | 10.92 | 9.24 | 7.66 | 10.44 | 6.11 | 7.11 | 5.03 | 12.67 | 5.24 | 2.44 | 4.57 | 8.92 | 4.74 | 5.07 | 3.70 | 3.97 |
| — | -31.0% | -47.7% | -26.1% | -9.4% | +78.9% | +29.9% | +52.2% | -17.6% | +16.5% | +191.0% | +10.1% | +41.9% | +10.6% | -51.7% | +23.6% | +124.6% | +34.1% | -12.8% | -25.7% | -30.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 71.7% | 25.5% | 76.1% | 74.6% | 54.0% | 79.7% | 76.0% | 77.2% | 80.0% | 83.3% | 83.5% | 82.3% | 79.6% | 81.4% | 82.4% | 82.7% | 82.3% | 82.1% | 83.7% | 84.6% | 84.2% |
| — | -68.0% | +0.2% | -3.4% | -32.5% | -4.4% | -8.9% | -6.1% | +0.6% | +2.4% | +1.3% | -0.5% | -3.3% | -0.9% | -1.5% | -2.3% | -2.3% | -3.5% | -0.0% | +0.5% | +1.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 23.2% | 25.5% | 25.7% | 28.5% | 19.8% | 24.1% | 24.5% | 24.3% | 21.1% | 26.4% | 27.6% | 27.5% | 10.8% | 23.9% | 25.8% | 22.2% | 12.9% | 17.4% | 20.2% | 23.9% | 21.6% |
| — | +6.1% | +4.9% | +17.2% | -6.0% | -8.8% | -11.1% | -11.7% | +95.5% | +10.2% | +7.0% | +24.1% | -16.3% | +37.5% | +27.3% | -7.2% | -40.5% | -20.0% | -1.2% | +8.0% | +2.3% | |
| Net Margin | 18.9% | 20.6% | 22.5% | 24.3% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 19.6% | 20.5% | 17.8% | 22.5% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 11.6% | 23.0% | 29.3% | 17.6% | 9.1% | 13.1% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 15.3% |
| — | +9.3% | +14.9% | +18.6% | -6.3% | -16.5% | -15.1% | -12.5% | +53.5% | -1.9% | -21.4% | +33.0% | +28.3% | +75.2% | +90.7% | +0.6% | -40.8% | -17.9% | +1.2% | +4.7% | -3.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 16.6% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| — | +6.2% | +12.4% | +20.8% | +8.1% | -3.6% | -3.6% | -2.0% | +61.4% | -18.1% | -38.2% | -0.4% | -7.7% | +61.4% | +87.3% | -4.0% | -41.0% | -28.5% | -15.2% | -10.2% | -24.8% | |
| ROA | 12.7% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| — | +7.3% | +14.2% | +20.8% | +2.8% | -11.8% | -11.3% | -9.0% | +58.1% | -13.9% | -34.8% | +6.7% | -1.6% | +61.1% | +82.5% | -5.3% | -40.9% | -26.5% | -12.6% | -9.2% | -24.5% | |
| ROIC | 15.3% | 7.1% | 20.2% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 6.5% |
| — | +76.8% | +397.9% | +104.7% | +0.7% | -9.1% | -8.5% | -13.2% | +97.7% | -5.7% | -15.0% | -4.5% | -39.3% | +26.0% | +13.9% | -33.7% | -57.8% | -34.1% | -4.3% | +25.5% | +22.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| — | -13.4% | -56.7% | -54.3% | -21.2% | +411.1% | +377.2% | +402.1% | +326.5% | -31.0% | -30.1% | -37.4% | -31.1% | -33.0% | -33.1% | -32.5% | -32.6% | -30.5% | -30.9% | -27.1% | -27.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.44 | 1.71 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 2.04 | 1.99 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 3.08 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 1.39 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 1.14 |
| — | -14.2% | -56.5% | -58.7% | -33.9% | +327.8% | +316.5% | +336.4% | +121.0% | -23.6% | -15.2% | -30.0% | +13.6% | -42.4% | -43.3% | -24.2% | +8.0% | -7.6% | -20.0% | -22.8% | -14.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 5.06 | 4.54 | 4.69 | 4.82 | 5.06 | 4.47 | 4.27 | 4.46 | 4.84 | 5.48 | 5.43 | 4.95 | 5.90 | 4.81 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 3.52 | 4.15 | 5.19 | 5.04 | 3.95 |
| — | +1.4% | +9.8% | +8.1% | +4.4% | -18.4% | -21.3% | -10.1% | -17.9% | +13.9% | +35.7% | +14.4% | +67.6% | +15.9% | -22.8% | -14.1% | -11.0% | +3.8% | +11.3% | +2.8% | -12.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 5.03 | 4.52 | 4.68 | 4.79 | 5.03 | 4.45 | 4.26 | 4.43 | 4.82 | 5.45 | 5.40 | 4.92 | 5.85 | 4.79 | 3.99 | 4.30 | 3.51 | 4.13 | 5.18 | 5.03 | 3.95 |
| — | +1.7% | +9.9% | +8.1% | +4.3% | -18.4% | -21.1% | -9.9% | -17.7% | +13.7% | +35.4% | +14.4% | +66.8% | +16.0% | -23.0% | -14.4% | -11.1% | +3.6% | +11.2% | +2.7% | -12.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 34.54 | 42.27 | 41.35 | 45.65 | 31.43 | 35.19 | 35.91 | 32.59 | 515.44 | 639.56 | 418.25 | 158.76 | 185.27 | 496.75 | 778.11 | 496.29 | 240.49 | 326.96 | 351.66 | 426.57 | — |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PRDO stock.
Perdoceo Education Corporation's current P/E is 9.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 11.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Perdoceo Education Corporation's current operating margin is 23.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Perdoceo Education Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.