Stock comparison
e.l.f. Beauty
Perdoceo Education
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
ELF
e.l.f. Beauty
Market cap
$3.14B
Sector
Consumer Staples
PRDO
Perdoceo Education
Market cap
$2.13B
Sector
Consumer Staples
Overall winner
e.l.f. Beauty ELF
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | ELF | PRDO | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 63C | 73B | PRDO |
| Benjamin Graham | 77B | 64C | ELF |
| Philip Fisher | 72C | 61C | ELF |
| Peter Lynch | 54C | 43D | ELF |
| Joel Greenblatt | 39D | 31F | ELF |
| Charlie Munger | 55D | 58C | PRDO |
| Terry Smith | 54D | 60D | PRDO |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | ELF | PRDO |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $3.14B | $2.13B |
| P/E (TTM) | 31.5x | 12.7x |
| EV/EBIT | 25.2x | 7.1x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 5.71% | 13.46% |
| Gross margin | 70.27% | 71.1% |
| Net margin | 6.84% | 19.91% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 42.55% | 5.12% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 97.8% | 12.0% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.8x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 1.67% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
ELF leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y42.55%vs 5.12%+88%
- EPS CAGR 5y97.8%vs 12.0%+88%
- Market cap$3.14Bvs $2.13B+32%
PRDO leads on
- Dividend yield1.67%vs 0.0%+100%
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.8x+92%
- EV/EBIT7.1xvs 25.2x+72%
- Net margin19.91%vs 6.84%+66%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.