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PRDO vs LAUR // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PRDO 7
— LAUR 4
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: PRDO
LAST: $31.38 (-0.32%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
net-margins
18.90%
LAST: $36.01 (-0.96%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
net-margins
16.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PRDO VS. LAUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PRDO | LAUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 28.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.00% | 30.60% | -12.60 | LAUR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.5x | 9.8x | -0.30 | PRDO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.47% | 5.84% | +5.63 | PRDO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.20% | 25.30% | -2.10 | LAUR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 18.90% | 16.50% | +2.40 | PRDO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 24.20% | 8.60% | +15.60 | PRDO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | LAUR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.52 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | PRDO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.4 | 42.4 | +1.00 | PRDO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.98 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.3x | 16.4x | -6.10 | PRDO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.96B | $4.96B | -$3.00B | LAUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PRDO REV | LAUR REV | PRDO GROSS % | LAUR GROSS % | PRDO FCF | LAUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $846.1M | $1.70B | — | 28.3% | $225.2M | $289.6M |
| FY 2024 | $681.3M | $1.57B | — | 26.8% | $161.6M | $162.2M |
| FY 2023 | $710.0M | $1.48B | — | — | $112.0M | $184.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PRDO // BETA —
LAUR // BETA 0.98