stockrowAmerican Public Education, Inc. (APEI) vs Coursera, Inc. (COUR)
- American Public Education, Inc. APEI 37.93 −0.76%
- Coursera, Inc. COUR 3.71 −1.07%
American Public Education, Inc. and Coursera, Inc. are both Education & Training Services companies. Coursera, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $991.5M against $699.5M — 1.4× the size. Coursera, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; American Public Education, Inc. trades at 15.1×. Coursera, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 44.4% against 3.64%. American Public Education, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.84% vs −14.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.4% vs −10.1%). Across the 19 metrics below, American Public Education, Inc. leads on 12 and Coursera, Inc. on 7.
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| Metric | APEI | COUR | Education & Training Services median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 55.85% | 57.02% | 55.03% |
| Operating margin | 9.56% | (16.03%) | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 6.84% | (14.36%) | 1.77% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.49% | 1.51% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 15.58% | (18.07%) | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 8.50% | (10.95%) | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.35% | (10.12%) | 0.00% |
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