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PRDO vs TAL // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PRDO 5
— TAL 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $31.38 (-0.32%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
macro-sensitivity
1.09
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PRDO VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PRDO | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 55.40% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.00% | 12.40% | +5.60 | PRDO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.5x | 16.5x | -7.00 | PRDO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.47% | 9.04% | +2.43 | PRDO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 23.20% | 9.20% | +14.00 | PRDO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.90% | 17.60% | +1.30 | PRDO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 24.20% | 33.70% | -9.50 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | TAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.29 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 30.2 | 31.7 | -1.46 | TAL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 1.09 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.3x | 8.9x | +1.40 | TAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.96B | $5.62B | -$3.66B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PRDO REV | TAL REV | PRDO GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | PRDO FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $846.1M | $3.01B | — | 55.4% | $225.2M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $681.3M | $2.25B | — | 53.3% | $161.6M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $710.0M | $1.49B | — | — | $112.0M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PRDO // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09