Growth Metrics

Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1429.0% to 18.63% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 18.63% through Mar 2026, up 1429.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 17.74% for FY2025, 1347.0% up from the prior year.

Perdoceo Education filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 18.63% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed hit 18.63% in Q1 2026 for Perdoceo Education, up from 17.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.68% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 4.05% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 14.61%, with a median of 16.95% recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed plummeted -1294bps in 2025 before it skyrocketed 1429bps in 2026.
  • Perdoceo Education's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.95% in 2022, then fell by -2bps to 16.61% in 2023, then plummeted by -76bps to 4.05% in 2024, then soared by 326bps to 17.26% in 2025, then increased by 8bps to 18.63% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PRDO's Return on Capital Employed are 18.63% (Q1 2026), 17.26% (Q4 2025), and 5.24% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 9.78%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 8.38%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 13.18%

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%
Mar 31, 2021 23.11%
Dec 31, 2020 23.87%
Sep 30, 2020 24.30%
Jun 30, 2020 25.17%
Mar 31, 2020 18.37%
Dec 31, 2019 17.46%
Sep 30, 2019 16.65%
Jun 30, 2019 16.68%
Mar 31, 2019 19.52%
Dec 31, 2018 19.02%
Sep 30, 2018 16.78%
Jun 30, 2018 13.37%
Mar 31, 2018 13.27%
Dec 31, 2017 9.44%
Sep 30, 2017 -8.46%
Jun 30, 2017 -9.75%
Mar 31, 2017 -7.18%
Dec 31, 2016 -8.37%
Sep 30, 2016 4.66%
Jun 30, 2016 -5.60%