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STRA vs PRDO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STRA 2
— PRDO 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: STRA
LAST: $77.81 (+0.34%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
valuation
7.5x
LAST: $31.38 (-0.32%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
valuation
9.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (STRA VS. PRDO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | STRA | PRDO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.10% | 18.00% | -8.90 | PRDO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 7.5x | 9.5x | -2.00 | STRA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.91% | 11.47% | -2.56 | PRDO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.70% | 23.20% | -9.50 | PRDO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.00% | 18.90% | -8.90 | PRDO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.00% | 24.20% | -20.20 | PRDO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.33% | 0.00% | +3.33 | STRA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.76 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | PRDO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 29.0 | 30.2 | -1.26 | PRDO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.6x | 10.3x | +2.30 | PRDO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.73B | $1.96B | -$235.7M | PRDO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | STRA REV | PRDO REV | STRA GROSS % | PRDO GROSS % | STRA FCF | PRDO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.27B | $846.1M | — | — | $153.9M | $225.2M |
| FY 2024 | $1.22B | $681.3M | — | — | $128.8M | $161.6M |
| FY 2023 | $1.13B | $710.0M | — | — | $117.1M | $112.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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