PERDOCEO EDUCATION (PRDO) Company Report

Perdoceo Education Corporation reported strong financial results for Q4 and full year 2025, with Q4 revenue increasing 20% to $211.6 million and full-year revenue growing 24.2% to $846.1 million. Adjusted earnings per diluted share for Q4 rose 20.4% to $0.59, and for the full year increased 15.5% to $2.61.
Total student enrollments grew 7.3% as of December 31, 2025, driven by 11.2% growth at AIUS, 6.6% growth at CTU (marking its ninth consecutive quarter of growth), and 2.6% growth at St. Augustine.
The company returned $157.6 million to shareholders in 2025 through $120.8 million in share repurchases (4.1 million shares) and $36.9 million in dividends. A new share repurchase authorization of up to $100 million was approved by the board.
For 2026, Perdoceo expects adjusted operating income to range between $250 million and $263 million and adjusted earnings per diluted share between $2.97 and $3.12, reflecting anticipated organic revenue and total enrollment growth.

Feb 19, 2026, 10:00 PM

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Perdoceo Education Reports Strong Q4 and Full Year 2025 Results, Provides Positive 2026 Outlook

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Earnings

Guidance Update

Share Buyback

Perdoceo Education Corporation reported Q4 2025 revenue of $211.6 million, a 20% increase from the prior year, and full-year 2025 revenue of $846.1 million, up 24.2%.
Adjusted earnings per diluted share for Q4 2025 increased 20.4% to $0.59, and for the full year 2025, it increased 15.5% to $2.61.
Total student enrollments grew 7.3% year-over-year as of December 31, 2025, with student retention trending near multi-year highs across all academic institutions.
In 2025, the company returned $157.6 million to shareholders, including $120.8 million through share repurchases and $36.9 million in dividends; a new share repurchase authorization of up to $100 million was also approved.
For 2026, the company expects adjusted operating income to range between $250-$263 million and adjusted earnings per diluted share between $2.97-$3.12, driven by anticipated organic revenue and enrollment growth.

Feb 19, 2026, 10:00 PM

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Perdoceo Education Reports Strong Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results, Provides Positive 2026 Outlook

PRDO

Earnings

Guidance Update

Share Buyback

Perdoceo Education reported strong financial results for full-year 2025, with revenue increasing 24.2% to $846.1 million and adjusted earnings per diluted share growing 15.5% to $2.61.
Total student enrollments grew 7.3% by year-end 2025, driven by 11.2% growth at AIU System and 6.6% growth at CTU, marking CTU's ninth consecutive quarter of growth.
The company returned $157.6 million to shareholders in 2025, including $120.8 million in share repurchases and $36.9 million in dividends, and the board approved a new $100 million share repurchase authorization.
For full-year 2026, Perdoceo expects adjusted operating income to range between $250 million-$263 million and adjusted earnings per diluted share between $2.97-$3.12, reflecting anticipated organic revenue and enrollment growth.

Feb 19, 2026, 10:00 PM

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Perdoceo Education Corporation Reports Strong Q4 and Full Year 2025 Results

PRDO

Earnings

Dividends

Share Buyback

Perdoceo Education Corporation reported full-year 2025 revenue of $846.1 million, a 24.2% increase year-over-year, and diluted earnings per share of $2.42, up from $2.19 in the prior year. For the fourth quarter of 2025, revenue increased 20.0% to $211.6 million, with diluted earnings per share at $0.54.
Total student enrollments as of December 31, 2025, increased by 7.3% to 44,400 compared to December 31, 2024.
The company ended 2025 with $643.5 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and available-for-sale short-term investments , declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share on February 19, 2026 , and repurchased $120.8 million of common stock during the year.
Perdoceo provided a full-year 2026 outlook for adjusted earnings per diluted share between $2.97 and $3.12.

Feb 19, 2026, 9:01 PM

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Perdoceo Education Corporation Reports Strong Q4 and Full Year 2025 Results

PRDO

Earnings

Dividends

Share Buyback

Guidance Update

Perdoceo Education Corporation reported a 24.2% increase in full-year 2025 revenue to $846.1 million and a 20.0% increase in fourth-quarter 2025 revenue to $211.6 million compared to the prior year periods.
Full-year 2025 adjusted earnings per diluted share increased to $2.61 and fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per diluted share increased to $0.59.
Total student enrollments as of December 31, 2025, grew by 7.3% to 44,400.
The company ended 2025 with $643.5 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and available-for-sale short-term investments.
The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share on February 19, 2026, and approved a new $100.0 million common stock repurchase program on January 2, 2026. For the full year 2026, the company expects adjusted earnings per diluted share between $2.97 and $3.12.

Feb 19, 2026, 9:01 PM

Press Release

Perdoceo Education Corporation Reports Strong Q3 2025 Results and Raises Full-Year Outlook

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Earnings

Guidance Update

Share Buyback

Perdoceo Education Corporation reported Q3 2025 revenue of $211.9 million, a 24.8% increase year-over-year, and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.65, compared to $0.59 in the prior year.
Total student enrollments grew 15.1% year-over-year, with CTU experiencing 6.7% growth and the University of St. Augustine acquisition contributing $38 million to revenue.
The company raised its full-year 2025 adjusted operating income outlook to a range of $234 million to $236 million and adjusted diluted EPS to $2.54 to $2.56.
Perdoceo returned $94.1 million to shareholders year-to-date through $66.7 million in share repurchases and $27.4 million in quarterly dividends.

Nov 4, 2025, 10:00 PM

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Perdoceo Education Reports Strong Q3 2025 Results and Raises Full-Year Outlook

PRDO

Earnings

Guidance Update

Share Buyback

Perdoceo Education Corporation reported Q3 2025 revenue of $211.9 million, a 24.8% increase year-over-year, and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.65, up from $0.59 in the prior year.
The company's adjusted operating income grew 27.4% to $61 million in Q3 2025, with total student enrollments increasing 15.1% compared to the prior year.
For the full year 2025, Perdoceo updated its outlook, expecting adjusted operating income between $234 million and $236 million and adjusted diluted EPS between $2.54 and $2.56.
During Q3 2025, the company repurchased $20.6 million worth of shares and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share.

Nov 4, 2025, 10:00 PM

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Perdoceo Education Corporation Reports Strong Q3 2025 Results and Updates Full-Year Outlook

PRDO

Earnings

Guidance Update

Share Buyback

Perdoceo Education Corporation reported Q3 2025 revenue of $211.9 million, a 24.8% increase from the prior year, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.65, compared to $0.59 in the prior year.
Total student enrollments increased 15.1% year-over-year, with CTU growing 6.7% and the University of St. Augustine contributing approximately $38 million to revenue.
The company returned $94.1 million to shareholders year-to-date through share repurchases and quarterly dividends, including $20.6 million in share repurchases during Q3 2025.
Perdoceo updated its full-year 2025 outlook, projecting adjusted operating income between $234 million and $236 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share between $2.54 and $2.56.

Nov 4, 2025, 10:00 PM

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Perdoceo Education Corporation Announces Q3 2025 and Year to Date Results

PRDO

Earnings

Revenue Acceleration/Inflection

Share Buyback

Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) reported a 24.8% increase in revenue to $211.9 million for Q3 2025, and a 25.7% increase to $634.5 million for the year to date ended September 30, 2025.
Total student enrollments as of September 30, 2025, increased by 15.1% to 46,520 compared to the prior year.
Adjusted earnings per diluted share for Q3 2025 was $0.65, and $2.02 for the year to date ended September 30, 2025.
The company ended the quarter with $668.6 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and available-for-sale short-term investments.
PRDO returned $30.3 million of capital during Q3 2025 through share repurchases and dividend payments, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share on October 31, 2025.