Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Perdoceo Education (PRDO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 18.63% for Q1 2026, up 1429.0% on a YoY basis from 1.22% in Q1 2025, and up 7.97% quarter-over-quarter from 17.26% in Q4 2025.

Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Perdoceo Education has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 18.63% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1429.0% year-over-year to 18.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.63% (up 1429.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.74%, up 1347.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 18.63%, up from 17.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 20.68% in Q1 2022, with the low at 4.05% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.61% across 5 years, with a median of 16.95% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1294 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1429 bps.
  • Perdoceo Education's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.95% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 16.61% in 2023, then plunged by 76 bps to 4.05% in 2024, then surged by 326 bps to 17.26% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 18.63% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.63% (Q1 2026), 17.26% (Q4 2025), and 5.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 4.10%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 6.44%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 9.78%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.63%
Dec 31, 2025 17.26%
Sep 30, 2025 5.24%
Jun 30, 2025 4.78%
Mar 31, 2025 4.35%
Dec 31, 2024 4.05%
Sep 30, 2024 16.00%
Jun 30, 2024 16.26%
Mar 31, 2024 17.29%
Dec 31, 2023 16.61%
Sep 30, 2023 17.85%
Jun 30, 2023 17.33%
Mar 31, 2023 15.67%
Dec 31, 2022 16.95%
Sep 30, 2022 19.20%
Jun 30, 2022 20.29%
Mar 31, 2022 20.68%
Dec 31, 2021 21.24%
Sep 30, 2021 22.25%
Jun 30, 2021 22.26%