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Perdoceo Education PRDO Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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Strategic Education, Inc.STRA
8%+1.3pp
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Universal Technical InstituteUTI
8.2%-4.9pp
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Grand Canyon EducationLOPE
29%-2.1pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$221.7M+4.1%
Operating income$63.1M+22.0%
Net income$54.0M+23.5%
EPS (diluted)$0.85+30.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$165.1M+7.5%
Total debt$60.2M-15.3%
Total equity$999.9M+3.1%
Total assets$1.3B+1.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$69.4M+6.5%
CapEx$1.7M+0.2%
Free cash flow$67.6M+6.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.05B+40.1%
Enterprise value$1.95B+40.8%
P/E12.1×+2.4×
P/S2.4×+0.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin24.3%-0.5pp
Net margin19.9%-1.0pp
FCF margin25.8%+2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17.3%+0.7pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio4.8×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Perdoceo Education’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Perdoceo Education’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Perdoceo Education's return on invested capital?
Perdoceo Education (PRDO) reported return on invested capital of 23.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Perdoceo Education's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Perdoceo Education's return on invested capital increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from 21.8% to 23.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Perdoceo Education's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Perdoceo Education's return on invested capital has grown at a -7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 32.3% to 21.6%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.