Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 10.82 as of 2026-10-06T19:48:58.772Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T15:25:14.161Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T19:48:58.772Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-06T19:45:23.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: acdb292555aef5a3334a46536bb178fc97f02683957af22cdc3dd22c037085c9
Forward PE Ratio (10.82) = Dated Quote Price ($31.82) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.94)
FORWARD PE RATIO
10.82
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
14.75
median of 86 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-26.64%
vs the sector median at left
Perdoceo Education Corporation
Market Cap
$2.00B
Forward PE Ratio
10.82
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) | $2.00B | 10.82 |
| Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA)vs › | $1.81B | 11.02 |
| The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE)vs › | $2.27B | 12.18 |
| Newell Brands Inc. (NWL)vs › | $2.36B | 7.31 |
| Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA)vs › | $1.63B | 31.12 |
| Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)vs › | $2.47B | 11.03 |
| Coty Inc. (COTY)vs › | $2.47B | 8.62 |
| Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)vs › | $2.50B | 12.77 |
| J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF)vs › | $1.49B | 18.33 |
| The Marzetti Company (MZTI)vs › | $2.74B | 14.81 |
Trailing P/E
11.6
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
10.8
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.94 implies +7.3% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $2.74.
At the dated quote price of $31.82, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $2.94 | $2.94 – $2.94 | 1 | 10.8x |
| 2027-12-31 | $3.11 | $3.11 – $3.11 | 1 | 10.2x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
