PRDO Stock — Perdoceo Education Corporation

Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PRDO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.84%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 1400.4% over the past 28.7 years, 227.8 points ahead of SPY at 1172.6%.

Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through three university systems—Colorado Technical University, American InterContinental University System, and University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences—offering online, campus-based, and blended degree and professional development programs across career-oriented disciplines including business, healthcare, technology, and engineering. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This stock may appeal to investors seeking income from the education services sector.

PRDO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1400.4% over the past 28.7 years, 227.8 points ahead of SPY at 1172.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.0%.

PRDO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.90%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/29/1998

Distribution rate

2.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.84%

Last close

$33.73 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,110,724,065

Average volume

695745.0

Dividend

$0.17

Ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.722

Payout ratio

21.1%

P/E ratio

12.18

Forward P/E

9.5238

EPS

$2.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.84%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PRDO risks and drawbacks

PRDO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.0%.

Who may consider PRDO — and who may not

PRDO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PRDO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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