---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-211824"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRDO"
cik: "0001046568"
company_name: "PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:21:48.526174+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Perdoceo Q1: EPS $0.85 (up 30.8%), revenue $221.7M (+4.1%), operating income $63.1M (+22%)

## Summary
- Revenue $221.7M (+4.1% YoY); operating income $63.1M (+22.0%); adjusted operating income $72.5M (+14.1%).
- Diluted EPS $0.85 (vs $0.65); adjusted diluted EPS $0.90 (vs $0.70), up 28.6%.
- Total student enrollments 48,740 up 1.1% YoY; CTU enrollments +1.9%, AIUS -2.2%, USAHS +3.1%.
- CEO Todd Nelson says Q1 results ahead of expectations; student retention at multi-year highs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-211824
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRDO
- cik: 0001046568
- company_name: PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046568/000119312526211824/0001193125-26-211824-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046568/000119312526211824/prdo-20260507.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-211824.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3cdac91eb6442f519984a23e815d1042aee373e0
  claim: PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $221.7 million, EPS $0.85.
  evidence_excerpt: First Quarter 2026 Results as Compared to Prior Year Quarter • Operating income increased 22.0% to $63.1 million, while adjusted operating income increased 14.1% to $72.5 million*. • Revenue increased 4.1% to $221.7 million compared to $213.0 million. • Total student enrollments at March 31, 2026 increased by 1.1%. Total student enrollment growth at CTU and USAHS was partially offset by the expected decline at AIUS. • Earnings per diluted share was $0.85 as compared to $0.65, while adjusted earnings per diluted share grew by 28.6% to $0.90 as compared to $0.70*.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046568/000119312526211824/0001193125-26-211824-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.