Growth Metrics

Perdoceo Education (PRDO) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026)

Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 4.66% to 0.15 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.17 through Mar 2026, down 14.89% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.17 for FY2025, 15.77% down from the prior year.

Perdoceo Education filings provide 4 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.15 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.15 in Q1 2026 for Perdoceo Education, down from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.62 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.11 in Q2 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years is 0.26, with a median of 0.18 recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio hit 43.68% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 53.25% in 2025.
  • Perdoceo Education's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.62 in 2023, then decreased by 13.89% to 0.53 in 2024, then plummeted by 53.25% to 0.25 in 2025, then crashed by 39.25% to 0.15 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PRDO's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.15 (Q1 2026), 0.25 (Q4 2025), and 0.25 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.00
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.15
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 0.18
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.15
Dec 31, 2025 0.25
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.11
Mar 31, 2025 0.15
Dec 31, 2024 0.53
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.20
Mar 31, 2024 0.14
Dec 31, 2023 0.62