Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly Operating Margin rose 418.0% to 28.47% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 24.26% through Mar 2026, up 1768.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 23.17% for FY2025, 1696.0% up from the prior year.
Perdoceo Education filings provide 18 years of Operating Margin readings, the most recent being 28.47% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin hit 28.47% in Q1 2026 for Perdoceo Education, up from 19.8% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 28.47% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 53.72% in Q4 2024.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 18.0%, with a median of 23.94% recorded in 2023.
- The largest annual shift saw Operating Margin plummeted -6450bps in 2024 before it surged 7352bps in 2025.
- Perdoceo Education's Operating Margin stood at 12.87% in 2022, then dropped by -16bps to 10.78% in 2023, then tumbled by -598bps to 53.72% in 2024, then soared by 137bps to 19.8% in 2025, then soared by 44bps to 28.47% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PRDO's Operating Margin are 28.47% (Q1 2026), 19.8% (Q4 2025), and 24.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -16.93% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 4.68% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -10.10% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 30.92% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 20.49% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 28.47% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.15% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 13.43% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 4.45% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 12.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -53.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.76% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.49% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.12% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 21.14% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.96% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 21.23% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 21.82% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.20% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 15.68% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.99% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.87% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.24% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.96% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.86% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.48% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.13% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -36.01% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.42% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 9.47% |