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LRN vs PRDO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Stride Inc. (NYSE) VS. Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LRN 8
— PRDO 3
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LRN
LAST: $80.70 (+0.75%) • MKT CAP: $3.39B
valuation
9.2x
LAST: $31.38 (-0.32%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
valuation
9.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LRN VS. PRDO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LRN | PRDO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.40% | 18.00% | +1.40 | LRN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 9.2x | 9.5x | -0.30 | LRN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.70% | 11.47% | +1.23 | LRN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.00% | 23.20% | -8.20 | PRDO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.00% | 18.90% | -6.90 | PRDO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.90% | 24.20% | -6.30 | PRDO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 0.00% | +3.40 | LRN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.58 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | LRN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.8 | 30.2 | +20.56 | LRN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.08 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.9x | 10.3x | -0.40 | LRN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.39B | $1.96B | $1.43B | LRN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LRN REV | PRDO REV | LRN GROSS % | PRDO GROSS % | LRN FCF | PRDO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.41B | $846.1M | 39.2% | — | $431.0M | $225.2M |
| FY 2024 | $2.04B | $681.3M | 37.4% | — | $276.5M | $161.6M |
| FY 2023 | $1.84B | $710.0M | — | — | $120.5M | $112.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LRN // BETA 1.08
PRDO // BETA —