PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp

PRDO · Services-Educational Services · 62.7M shares · -2%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗

Net buyback after stock comp: $223K (gross $8M, SBC $8M)

Reference price $34.79 · est. market cap ~$2.2B — last insider sale, 2026-06-04 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)

Grade

A85

gen composite 81pct→85

Notable findings

Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $622M cash & investments
Notable holderHeld by 5 notable fund(s): RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, STATE STREET CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC +2 more (as of 2026-03-31)

Quarterly revenue

2025-06-30 · $210M2025-09-30 · $212M2025-12-31 · $212M2026-03-31 · $222M

Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.

Key metrics

Operating margin

23.2%

Net margin

18.9%

Return on equity

16.4%

Return on assets

12.8%

ROIC

15.9%

Revenue growth (QoQ)

4.1%

Net-income growth

8.4%

Current ratio

5.1×

EBITDA

$238M

Tangible book value

$629M

Cash & investments

$622M

Stock comp / revenue

1.4%

Leadership & compensation

Name	Role	Latest total comp
Todd S. Nelson	President and CEO	$5M FY2025
Araamudhu Sunitha	SVP - AIUS	—
Ashish R. Ghia	CFO	$2M FY2025
Czeszewski David C.	SVP, CIO	—
Elise L. Baskel	SVP, CTU	$1M FY2025
Greg E. Jansen	SVP, General Counsel	$1M FY2025
John R. Kline	SVP, AIU	$2M FY2025
Leeman Julia A.	SVP - Campus Operations	—
Peppers Michele A	Principal Accounting Officer	—
Alan D. Wheat	Director	$242K FY2025
Dennis H. Chookaszian	Director	$242K FY2025
Gregory L. Jackson	Director	$342K FY2025
Hanna Skandera	Director	$260K FY2025
Kenda B. Gonzales	Director	$267K FY2025
Leslie T. Thornton	Director	$262K FY2025
Patrick W. Gross	Director	$262K FY2025
William D. Hansen	Director	$262K FY2025

Officers & directors from SEC filings (Form 4 + DEF 14A proxy); compensation is the latest reported fiscal year.

Insider transactions · last 6 months

Date	Insider	Type	Shares	Price
2026-06-04	GONZALES KENDA B	Sell	9.3K	$34.79
2026-06-04	GONZALES KENDA B	Option exercise	9.3K	$7.22
2026-05-21	HANSEN WILLIAM DEAN	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-21	Thornton Leslie T	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-21	GROSS PATRICK W	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-21	Wheat Alan Dupree	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-21	GONZALES KENDA B	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-21	Skandera Hanna	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-21	CHOOKASZIAN DENNIS	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-21	Jackson Gregory L.	Grant	4.0K	—
2026-05-13	Peppers Michele A	Sell	14K	$34.50
2026-05-12	GROSS PATRICK W	Sell	3.6K	$34.98
2026-05-12	GROSS PATRICK W	Option exercise	21K	$5.96
2026-05-12	Leeman Julia A.	Sell	11K	$35.51
2026-04-06	Jansen Greg E.	Sell	30K	$38.00
2026-03-25	NELSON TODD S	Sell	4.4K	$36.65
2026-03-25	Ghia Ashish R	Sell	11K	$37.00
2026-03-24	NELSON TODD S	Sell	40K	$36.48
2026-03-23	NELSON TODD S	Sell	40K	$35.24
2026-03-18	Ghia Ashish R	Sell	22K	$35.09
2026-03-18	Ghia Ashish R	Sell	11K	$35.07
2026-03-17	NELSON TODD S	Sell	11K	$35.00
2026-03-16	NELSON TODD S	Sell	40K	$34.86
2026-03-14	Czeszewski David C.	Tax withheld	8.0K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Czeszewski David C.	Option exercise	9.1K	—
2026-03-14	Jansen Greg E.	Tax withheld	2.1K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Jansen Greg E.	Tax withheld	1.6K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Jansen Greg E.	Tax withheld	1.3K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Jansen Greg E.	Tax withheld	846	$35.78
2026-03-14	Jansen Greg E.	Tax withheld	13K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Jansen Greg E.	Option exercise	17K	—
2026-03-14	Baskel Elise	Tax withheld	2.2K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Baskel Elise	Tax withheld	1.8K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Baskel Elise	Tax withheld	1.5K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Baskel Elise	Tax withheld	956	$35.78
2026-03-14	Baskel Elise	Tax withheld	15K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Baskel Elise	Option exercise	17K	—
2026-03-14	Leeman Julia A.	Tax withheld	591	$35.78
2026-03-14	Leeman Julia A.	Tax withheld	468	$35.78
2026-03-14	Leeman Julia A.	Tax withheld	3.3K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Leeman Julia A.	Option exercise	3.8K	—
2026-03-14	Ghia Ashish R	Tax withheld	3.3K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Ghia Ashish R	Tax withheld	2.9K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Ghia Ashish R	Tax withheld	2.4K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Ghia Ashish R	Tax withheld	1.7K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Ghia Ashish R	Tax withheld	24K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Ghia Ashish R	Option exercise	27K	—
2026-03-14	Araamudhu Sunitha	Tax withheld	839	$35.78
2026-03-14	Araamudhu Sunitha	Tax withheld	666	$35.78
2026-03-14	Araamudhu Sunitha	Tax withheld	862	$35.78
2026-03-14	Araamudhu Sunitha	Tax withheld	4.7K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Araamudhu Sunitha	Option exercise	5.3K	—
2026-03-14	Leeman Julia A.	Tax withheld	297	$35.78
2026-03-14	NELSON TODD S	Tax withheld	10K	$35.78
2026-03-14	NELSON TODD S	Tax withheld	7.7K	$35.78
2026-03-14	NELSON TODD S	Tax withheld	7.1K	$35.78
2026-03-14	NELSON TODD S	Tax withheld	4.8K	$35.78
2026-03-14	NELSON TODD S	Tax withheld	62K	$35.78
2026-03-14	NELSON TODD S	Option exercise	73K	—
2026-03-14	Kline John Robert	Tax withheld	2.0K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Kline John Robert	Tax withheld	1.6K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Kline John Robert	Tax withheld	1.3K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Kline John Robert	Tax withheld	795	$35.78
2026-03-14	Kline John Robert	Tax withheld	13K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Kline John Robert	Option exercise	17K	—
2026-03-14	Peppers Michele A	Tax withheld	792	$35.78
2026-03-14	Peppers Michele A	Tax withheld	402	$35.78
2026-03-14	Peppers Michele A	Tax withheld	639	$35.78
2026-03-14	Peppers Michele A	Tax withheld	436	$35.78
2026-03-14	Peppers Michele A	Tax withheld	4.2K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Peppers Michele A	Option exercise	4.7K	—
2026-03-14	Czeszewski David C.	Tax withheld	1.2K	$35.78
2026-03-14	Czeszewski David C.	Tax withheld	943	$35.78
2026-03-14	Czeszewski David C.	Tax withheld	748	$35.78
2026-03-14	Czeszewski David C.	Tax withheld	472	$35.78
2026-03-13	Thornton Leslie T	Option exercise	21K	$5.96
2026-03-13	Thornton Leslie T	Sell	21K	$35.37
2026-03-12	CHOOKASZIAN DENNIS	Option exercise	21K	$5.96
2026-03-10	Kline John Robert	Grant	7.8K	—
2026-03-10	Kline John Robert	Grant	7.8K	—
2026-03-10	Jansen Greg E.	Grant	9.5K	—
2026-03-10	Jansen Greg E.	Grant	9.5K	—
2026-03-10	Araamudhu Sunitha	Grant	7.5K	—
2026-03-10	Araamudhu Sunitha	Grant	7.5K	—
2026-03-10	NELSON TODD S	Grant	49K	—
2026-03-10	NELSON TODD S	Grant	49K	—
2026-03-10	Ghia Ashish R	Grant	19K	—
2026-03-10	Ghia Ashish R	Grant	19K	—
2026-03-10	Baskel Elise	Grant	7.8K	—
2026-03-10	Baskel Elise	Grant	7.8K	—
2026-03-10	Peppers Michele A	Grant	3.4K	—
2026-03-10	Peppers Michele A	Grant	2.2K	—
2026-03-10	Czeszewski David C.	Grant	4.2K	—
2026-03-10	Czeszewski David C.	Grant	4.2K	—
2026-03-10	Leeman Julia A.	Grant	2.7K	—
2026-03-10	Leeman Julia A.	Grant	1.8K	—
2026-02-25	Czeszewski David C.	Sell	23K	$32.81
2026-02-25	Czeszewski David C.	Option exercise	13K	$13.80
2026-02-25	Czeszewski David C.	Sell	13K	$32.80

All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.

Notable events (8-K)

Date	Items
2026-05-27	Exec/director changeShareholder voteExhibits	filing ↗
2026-05-07	ResultsExhibits	filing ↗
2026-03-13	Exec/director changeExhibits	filing ↗
2026-02-19	ResultsExhibits	filing ↗
2026-01-05	Reg FDOther	filing ↗
2025-11-04	ResultsExhibits	filing ↗
2025-07-31	ResultsExhibits	filing ↗
2025-05-29	Shareholder vote	filing ↗

Recent filings

Form	Filed	Period	Accession
8-K	2026-05-27	2026-05-21	0001193125-26-241901 ↗
8-K	2026-05-07	2026-05-07	0001193125-26-211824 ↗
10-Q	2026-05-07	2026-03-31	0001193125-26-211837 ↗
DEF 14A	2026-04-09	2026-04-09	0001193125-26-149814 ↗
8-K	2026-03-13	2026-03-10	0001193125-26-106346 ↗
8-K	2026-02-19	2026-02-19	0001193125-26-059326 ↗
10-K	2026-02-19	2025-12-31	0001193125-26-059331 ↗
8-K	2026-01-05	2026-01-05	0001193125-26-001582 ↗
8-K	2025-11-04	2025-11-04	0001193125-25-264617 ↗
10-Q	2025-11-04	2025-09-30	0001193125-25-264625 ↗
8-K	2025-07-31	2025-07-31	0000950170-25-100874 ↗
10-Q	2025-07-31	2025-06-30	0000950170-25-100876 ↗