American Public Education, Inc.
APEI Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services
American Public Education, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $648.9 million, up 3.89% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.51%, EPS grew 2,750.0%, free cash flow fell 78.0% and total debt fell 7.23%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Operating cash flow growth for three consecutive years.
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American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) trades at a EV/Sales of 1.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (October 2023) to 1.8× (July 2018); the current reading is higher than 86% of that period. That is above the Education & Training Services industry median of 0.8× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.9× | 79.49% |
| FY2024 | 0.5× | 118.10% |
| FY2023 | 0.2× | (33.66%) |
| FY2022 | 0.4× | (63.12%) |
| FY2021 | 1.0× | 35.36% |
| FY2020 | 0.7× | (16.48%) |
| FY2019 | 0.9× | 2.00% |
| FY2018 | 0.9× | 6.83% |
| FY2017 | 0.8× | (0.52%) |
| FY2016 | 0.8× | 29.04% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 1.3× | (7.50%) |
| Mar 2026 | 1.4× | 45.66% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.9× | (1.59%) |
| Sep 2025 | 1.0× | 28.67% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| COUR Coursera, Inc. compare | 0.2× |
| PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| APEI American Public Education, Inc. | 1.1× |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation compare | 1.2× |
| UTI Universal Technical Institute Inc compare | 1.3× |
| STRA Strategic Education Inc. compare | 1.3× |
| PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation compare | 1.6× |
| AFYA Afya Limited compare | 2.1× |
| DAO Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR compare | 2.6× |
| Education & Training Services industry median | 0.8× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)