Willis Lease Finance Corp
$3.87B- Market cap
- $1.19B
- Debt
- +$2.70B
- Cash
- −$16.44M
Capital structure 31% equity / 69% debt · EV / Revenue 5.30x · EV / EBITDA 9.09x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: WLFC stock price at discount vs PRDO $56.22 current versus $211.26 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at PRDO's multiple
Implied fair value · at WLFC's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WLFC FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · PRDO FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 31% equity / 69% debt · EV / Revenue 5.30x · EV / EBITDA 9.09x
Capital structure 96% equity / 4% debt · EV / Revenue 2.44x · EV / EBITDA 8.15x
WLFC carries the larger enterprise value at $3.87B against $2.06B; PRDO trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (2.44x vs 5.30x); PRDO on the lower EV / EBITDA (8.15x vs 9.09x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
4.08x
0.10x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
6.30x
-0.06x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$16.44M
$110.97M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$2.70B
$95.86M
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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