American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) vs Coursera, Inc. (COUR)
- American Public Education, Inc. APEI 49.20 +0.14%
- Coursera, Inc. COUR 4.94 −2.95%
American Public Education, Inc. and Coursera, Inc. are both Education & Training Services companies. Coursera, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.4B against $899.2M — 1.5× the size. Coursera, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; American Public Education, Inc. trades at 19.6×. Coursera, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.7% against 3.64%. American Public Education, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.84% vs −15.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.4% vs −53.4%). Across the 20 metrics below, American Public Education, Inc. leads on 13 and Coursera, Inc. on 7.
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| Metric | APEI | COUR | Education & Training Services median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 55.85% | 55.88% | 54.64% |
| Operating margin | 9.56% | (17.83%) | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 6.84% | (15.39%) | 2.98% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.49% | 1.20% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 15.58% | (15.20%) | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 8.50% | (9.31%) | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.35% | (53.40%) | 0.00% |
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