Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings

Perdoceo Education Corporation ($PRDO) reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $211.6 million, gross profit of $211.6 million, operating profit of $41.9 million, and net income attributable to common shareholders of $35.3 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.54, up 17.4% year-over-year.

Revenue grew about 20.0% year-over-year to $211.6 million.

Gross profit jumped roughly 49.9% year-over-year to $211.6 million.

Operating profit rose about 12.8% year-over-year to $41.9 million.

Net income increased about 12.3% year-over-year to $35.3 million.

Cash flow and balance-sheet items showed strength: cash generated from operations was $40.1 million (up 127.9% year-over-year), while cash and cash equivalents rose to $180.8 million (up 37.2% year-over-year). Capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment) were about $2.2 million (up 37.2% year-over-year), and total liabilities were roughly $275.3 million, essentially flat year-over-year (down 0.8%).

Cost of sales expanded to $49.1 million (up 39.6% year-over-year).

Diluted EPS of $0.54 compared with an estimate of $0.55.

Reported revenue of $211.6 million versus an estimate of $214.2 million.

Shares moved about 4.66% since market close following the release.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Perdoceo Education Corporation Insider Trading Activity

Perdoceo Education Corporation insiders have traded $PRDO stock on the open market 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PRDO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

TODD S NELSON (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 240,000 shares for an estimated $7,702,800.
GREG E. JANSEN (SVP, General Counsel) sold 30,234 shares for an estimated $997,722
ELISE BASKEL (SVP, CTU) sold 21,212 shares for an estimated $742,420
GREGORY L. JACKSON has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 21,129 shares for an estimated $703,419.

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Perdoceo Education Corporation Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 156 institutional investors add shares of Perdoceo Education Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 192 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BOSTON PARTNERS removed 900,362 shares (-95.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $26,407,617
COPELAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 774,285 shares (+82.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $22,709,779
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC removed 562,689 shares (-68.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $16,503,668
QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD added 436,097 shares (+54.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $12,790,725
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 424,621 shares (+64.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $12,454,133
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO added 390,434 shares (+183302.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $11,451,429
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC removed 366,131 shares (-63.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $10,738,622

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Perdoceo Education Corporation Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $PRDO in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Barrington Research issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/05/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Perdoceo Education Corporation, check out Quiver Quantitative's $PRDO forecast page.