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

Perdoceo Education (PRDO) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.15 for Q1 2026, up 4.66% on a YoY basis from 0.15 in Q1 2025, and down 39.25% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25 in Q4 2025.

Perdoceo Education (PRDO) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Perdoceo Education has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 4 years, with the latest figure at 0.15 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 4.66% year-over-year to 0.15; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.17 (down 14.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.17, down 15.77% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.15, down from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.62 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.11 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.26 across 4 years, with a median of 0.18 in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 43.68% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 53.25% in 2025.
  • Perdoceo Education's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.62 in 2023, then retreated by 13.89% to 0.53 in 2024, then tumbled by 53.25% to 0.25 in 2025, then sank by 39.25% to 0.15 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.15 (Q1 2026), 0.25 (Q4 2025), and 0.25 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.00
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.15
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 0.18

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