stockrowAmerican 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.
- Revenue
- +5.51%
- EPS
- +2,750.0%
- Free cash flow
- −78.0%
- Total debt
- −7.23%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) P/E ratio
As of 5 November 2026, American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) trades at a P/E ratio of 15.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (June 2024) to 82.7× (July 2024); the current reading is higher than 34% of that period. That is above the Education & Training Services industry median of 12.1× and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 17.2×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 26.8× | (30.40%) |
| FY2024 | 38.5× | — |
| FY2023 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2022 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2021 | 21.9× | (8.72%) |
| FY2020 | 24.0× | (44.80%) |
| FY2019 | 43.5× | 136.78% |
| FY2018 | 18.4× | (6.77%) |
| FY2017 | 19.7× | 19.12% |
| FY2016 | 16.5× | 73.24% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 21.4× | (26.28%) |
| Mar 2026 | 29.0× | 8.25% |
| Dec 2025 | 26.8× | (7.63%) |
| Sep 2025 | 29.0× | 3.85% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| COUR Coursera, Inc. compare | n/m |
| AFYA Afya Limited compare | 6.2× |
| PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. compare | 9.2× |
| PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation compare | 9.2× |
| APEI American Public Education, Inc. | 15.1× |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation compare | 24.0× |
| UTI Universal Technical Institute Inc compare | 31.3× |
| DAO Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR compare | 102× |
| STRA Strategic Education Inc. compare | 200× |
| Education & Training Services industry median | 12.1× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 17.2× |
| Market median | 17.9× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)