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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.

49.20 0.07 +0.14%
Market cap
$899.2M
P/E
19.6×
Fwd P/E
20.9×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
3.73
Beneish M
−2.75
Dividend safety
n/a
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) P/E ratio

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As of 16 October 2026, American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) trades at a P/E ratio of 19.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (June 2024) to 82.7× (July 2024); the current reading is higher than 46% of that period. That is above the Education & Training Services industry median of 13.2× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 18.1×.

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

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 82.7×
Ten-year median 20.3×
Current reading's percentile 28

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
COUR Coursera, Inc. compare n/m
AFYA Afya Limited compare 8.8×
PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. compare 10.2×
PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation compare 12.0×
STRA Strategic Education Inc. compare 13.2×
APEI American Public Education, Inc. 19.6×
LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation compare 30.4×
UTI Universal Technical Institute Inc compare 32.8×
DAO Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR compare 90.8×
Education & Training Services industry median 13.2×
Consumer Defensive sector median 18.1×
Market median 18.1×

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)

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