stockrowAmerican Public Education, Inc. (APEI) vs KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC)
- American Public Education, Inc. APEI 37.93 −0.76%
- KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. KLC 1.95 −2.50%
American Public Education, Inc. and KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. are both Education & Training Services companies. American Public Education, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $699.5M against $237.0M — 3.0× the size. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; American Public Education, Inc. trades at 15.1×. American Public Education, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.64% against 1.79%. American Public Education, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.84% vs −17.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.4% vs −20.9%). Across the 18 metrics below, American Public Education, Inc. leads on 13 and KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. on 5.
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| Metric | APEI | KLC | Education & Training Services median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 55.85% | 19.17% | 55.03% |
| Operating margin | 9.56% | (14.89%) | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 6.84% | (17.23%) | 1.77% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.49% | 2.97% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 15.58% | (67.78%) | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 8.50% | (13.10%) | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.35% | (20.89%) | 0.00% |
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