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Phoenix Education PartnersPXED +0.97%21 Graham Number is $22.99 as of May. 2026, which is 1642% above its 10-year median of 1.32. GuruFocus rates PXED with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 158 Education companies, Phoenix Education Partners ranks better than 50.63% on this metric.
Graham Number is a figure that measures a stock's fundamental value by taking into account the company's earnings per share and book value per share. The Graham number is the upper bound of the price range that a defensive investor should pay for the stock. According to the theory, any stock price below the Graham number is considered undervalued, and thus worth investing in.
The historical rank and industry rank for Phoenix Education Partners's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:
PXED'
s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2 Med: 1.32 Max: 1.54
Current: 1.22
During the past 3 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Phoenix Education Partners was 1.54. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 1.32.
PXED's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than 50.63% of 158
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.225
vs PXED: 1.22
Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation. It is a very conservative way of valuing a stock.
Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED) Graham Number Explanation
Ben Graham actually did not publish a formula like this. But he wrote in The Intelligent Investor (1948 version) regarding to the criteria for purchases:
Current price should not be more than 15 times average earnings of the past three years.
Current price should not be more than 1.5 times the book value last reported. However, a multiplier of earnings below 15 could justify a correspondingly higher multiplier of assets. As a rule of thumb we suggest that the product of the multiplier times the ratio of price to book value should not exceed 22.5. (This figure corresponds to 15 times earnings and 1.5 times book value. It would admit an issue selling at only 9 times earnings and 2.5 times asset value, etc.)
Unlike valuation methods such as DCF or Discounted Earnings, the Graham number does not take growth into the valuation. Unlike the valuation methods based on book value alone, it takes into account the earnings power. Therefore, the Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation.
In general, the Graham number is a very conservative way of valuing a stock. It cannot be applied to companies with negative book values.
Phoenix Education Partners's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as
Price to Graham number
=
Share Price (Today)
/
Graham number (Q: May. 2026 )
=
28.13
/
22.99
=
1.22
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Be Aware
Please keep these in mind:
1. Graham Number does not take growth into account. Therefore it underestimates the values of the companies that have good earnings growth. We feel that if the earnings per share grows more than 10% a year, Graham Number underestimates the value.
2. Graham Number punishes the companies that have temporarily low earnings. Therefore, an average of earnings makes more sense in the calculation of Graham Number.
3. Graham Numbers underestimates companies that are light with book.
Phoenix Education Partners Graham Number Related Terms
Phoenix Education Partners Graham Number Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
PXED vs APEI, AFYA, LINC: Graham Number Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Phoenix Education Partners's Price-to-Graham-Number, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Graham-Number data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Phoenix Education Partners Price-to-Graham-Number vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Phoenix Education Partners's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Phoenix Education Partners's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Phoenix Education Partners (PXED) has a Graham Number of $22.99 as of May. 2026. The Graham Number values a company based on its per-share earnings and book value. View historical data on Phoenix Education Partners and its competitors. This is 1642% above median its historical median of 1.32. Over the past decade, Phoenix Education Partners' Graham Number has ranged from 1.20 to 1.54. According to the industry distribution chart, Phoenix Education Partners ranks #78 out of 158 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 49.4%.
Is Phoenix Education Partners' Graham Number too high?
Phoenix Education Partners' current Graham Number of $22.99 is 1642% above median its 10-year median of 1.32. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.20 to a high of 1.54. The Education industry median Graham Number is 1.23. Phoenix Education Partners' value of $22.99 is 1776.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Phoenix Education Partners ranks #78 out of 158 companies in the Education industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Phoenix Education Partners has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Phoenix Education Partners' Graham Number compare to APEI and AFYA?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Phoenix Education Partners ranks #78 out of 158 companies for Graham Number. This puts Phoenix Education Partners in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Graham Number is 1.23. Phoenix Education Partners' value of $22.99 is 1776.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Phoenix Education Partners' own Graham Number has ranged from 1.20 to 1.54 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.32 vs. the industry median of 1.23, Phoenix Education Partners has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Graham Number for an Education company?
The median Graham Number among Education companies is 1.23, based on 158 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Graham Number significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Graham Number should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Phoenix Education Partners's current Graham Number of $22.99 is 1776.7% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Graham Number mean?
A high Graham Number can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Graham Number values a company based on its per-share earnings and book value. View historical data on Phoenix Education Partners and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Graham Number is 1.23 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Phoenix Education Partners's current Graham Number is $22.99, which is 1642% above median its own 10-year median of 1.32. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Phoenix Education Partners stock overvalued right now?
Phoenix Education Partners (PXED) has a current Graham Number of $22.99. The current Graham Number is $22.99, which is 1642% above median its 10-year median of 1.32 and 1776.7% above the Education industry median of 1.23. Phoenix Education Partners' overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Graham Number calculated?
Graham Number is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Phoenix Education Partners (PXED), the current Graham Number is $22.99 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Phoenix Education Partners Inc. is a mission-driven organization operating at the forefront of the rapidly evolving post-secondary education market. it is an online education provider and a pioneer in its field. The company benefits from the dynamic interplay between technological innovation, education, employment, and economic trends. It is focused on delivering personalized, career-relevant, and affordable education to its students through its flexible learning model, skills-aligned curriculum, and accessible tuition costs.
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