Perdoceo Education Beats Q3 2026 Estimates as Revenue Rises 1.9% to $215.9M

Perdoceo Education (PRDO) beat estimates for the third quarter of 2026 on both revenue and adjusted EPS. Revenue was $215.9 million, up 1.9% from a year earlier, above the $211.1 million estimate, and adjusted EPS was $0.77, up 18% from a year earlier, above the $0.69 estimate.

Shares were unchanged in after-hours trading as of 4:00 p.m. ET, to $26.55 from a $26.55 close.

Q3 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $4.8 million above the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.08 above it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $213.4 million and adjusted EPS of $0.77. The YoY column compares with $211.9 million and $0.65 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $211.9 million, $211.6 million, $221.7 million, $213.4 million and $215.9 million.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $0.65 and revenue of $208.3 million next quarter, based on 1 analyst.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue keeps growing from a year earlier after this quarter's 1.9% increase to $215.9 million.
• Estimate record. Whether Perdoceo Education extends a record of beating EPS estimates in 8 of its last 8 reports.
• Related coverage. See our reports on Omada Health, NMI, Bill.com and Akamai.

Sources: Results are from Perdoceo Education's Nov. 5, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Perdoceo Education's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.