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PRDO vs STRA // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PRDO 8
— STRA 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $31.38 (-0.32%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $77.81 (+0.34%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
macro-sensitivity
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PRDO VS. STRA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PRDO | STRA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.00% | 9.10% | +8.90 | PRDO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.5x | 7.5x | +2.00 | STRA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.47% | 8.91% | +2.56 | PRDO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.20% | 13.70% | +9.50 | PRDO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.90% | 10.00% | +8.90 | PRDO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 24.20% | 4.00% | +20.20 | PRDO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.33% | -3.33 | STRA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.76 | — | 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 | 45.3 | -1.90 | STRA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.3x | 12.6x | -2.30 | PRDO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.96B | $1.73B | $235.7M | PRDO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PRDO REV | STRA REV | PRDO GROSS % | STRA GROSS % | PRDO FCF | STRA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $846.1M | $1.27B | — | — | $225.2M | $153.9M |
| FY 2024 | $681.3M | $1.22B | — | — | $161.6M | $128.8M |
| FY 2023 | $710.0M | $1.13B | — | — | $112.0M | $117.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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