American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) Stock Price

APEIStock

$46.22+50.02%52W

Market Cap$845.90M

P/E26.24x

PEG Ratio1.41

Div yield—

Beta1.41

APEI Share Price Chart

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Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-6.73%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-10.55%

PEG Ratio1.41

VGM Score53.70

P/E Ratio (Annual)26.24x

P/CF (Annual)13.36x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$17.10

P/TBV (Annual)2.56x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$0.00

Revenue Growth (3Y)2.29%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$3.81

Payout Ratio (TTM)20.06%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)10.40%

Gross Margin (TTM)55.85%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)6.84%

EPS (TTM)$2.43

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.34M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$2.43

Revenue Growth (5Y)15.06%

EPS (Annual)$1.69

Dividend / Share (Annual)$0.15

ROI (Annual)8.10%

Gross Margin (Annual)54.22%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)-3.03%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$12.06

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)18.13x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)5.51%

EPS Growth (5Y)6.18%

P/E Normalized (Annual)26.24x

ROA (Last FY)6.05%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)3.64%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$4.17

ROE (5Y Avg)-5.76%

Operating Margin (TTM)9.31%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$2.54

P/B Ratio2.64x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)3.14x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$13,400

EV / Revenue (TTM)1.15x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)11.33x

ROA (TTM)8.61%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)108.42%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)9.83x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$1.69

Current Ratio (Annual)3.46x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)3.02x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.29M

52-Week Price Return50.02%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)16.70x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)18.13x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$283,100

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$15.56

P/S Ratio (Annual)1.28x

Asset Turnover (Annual)1.24x

52-Week High$61.59

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)-2.02%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$1.69

CapEx CAGR (5Y)26.33%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)-2.54%

26-Week Price Return4.52%

Quick Ratio (Annual)3.27x

13-Week Price Return-10.35%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.32x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)3.25x

Enterprise Value$770.01M

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)10.14%

Asset Turnover (TTM)1.26x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)-4.74%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$274,900

Pretax Margin (Annual)6.74%

Cash / Share (Annual)$9.60

3-Month Return Std Dev51.19%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)53.86%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$19,400

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)11.13%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)31.18%

ROE (Last FY)10.71%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)13.68x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$1.69

P/FCF (TTM)9.66x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)18.28x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)10.99x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.28x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$2.43

Receivables Turnover (Annual)10.13x

ROI (TTM)11.71%

P/S Ratio (TTM)1.24x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)-3.16%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$34.77

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$14.71

Forward P/E17.83x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)2.94%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)31.71%

P/E Ratio (TTM)18.13x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)60.62%

Year-to-Date Return22.35%

5-Day Price Return3.49%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$1.69

ROA (5Y Avg)-3.17%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)4.86%

Month-to-Date Return-4.66%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$-1.93

EBITD / Share (Annual)$3.43

EPS Growth (3Y)-3.00%

Operating Margin (Annual)7.39%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.32x

P/CF (TTM)9.67x

ROI (5Y Avg)-4.59%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)18.13x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.26x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$2.43

P/TBV (Quarterly)3.45x

Payout Ratio (Annual)8.72%

P/B Ratio (Annual)2.32x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$0.00

Pretax Margin (TTM)8.96%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$16.26

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-13.14%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)-3.61%

Dividend Yield (TTM)0.00%

Beta1.41x

P/FCF (Annual)17.96x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$35.51

ROE (TTM)15.30%

52-Week Low$29.05

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APEI Earnings Surprise History

Q2 250.20est. 0.05

Q3 250.54est. 0.22

Q4 250.88est. 0.54

Q1 261.19est. 0.74

Q2 260.64est. 0.47

APEI Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Educational Services(46)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc.	C	C	B	$46.22
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TALTAL Education Group	C	C	B	$11.59
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CVSACovista Inc.	D	C	B	$136.38
LOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc	D	C	C	$149.08
LRNStride, Inc.	C	B	C	$85.59
PRDOPerdoceo Education Corporation	C	C	B	$33.41
DAOYoudao, Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share	F	C	A	$16.32
STRAStrategic Education, Inc. Common Stock	C	C	B	$86.03
AFYAAfya Limited Class A Common Shares	B	B	B	$14.35
UTIUniversal Technical Institute, Inc.	F	B	D	$22.51
PXEDPhoenix Education Partners, Inc.	C	F	B	$28.74
LINCLincoln Educational Services	D	B	C	$25.42
NRDYNerdy Inc.	C	D	C	$10.33
GOTUGaotu Techedu Inc. American Depositary Shares, three of which representing two Class A Ordinary Shares	B	C	C	$1.72
LGCYLegacy Education Inc.	D	C	C	$10.62
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CHGGCHEGG, INC.	C	F	C	$0.79
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IHiHuman Inc. American depositary shares, each representing five Class A ordinary shares	A	D	D	$1.22
LFSLEIFRAS Co., Ltd. American Depositary Shares	D	C	B	$2.31
AACGATA Creativity Global American Depositary Shares	F	C	C	$0.96
STGSunlands Technology Group, American Depositary Shares, American Depositary Shares, every two (2) ADSs representing one (1) Class A Ordinary Share	A	D	C	$2.98
YOULYoulife Group Inc. American Depositary Shares	—	B	D	$0.49
JDZGJIADE LIMITED Class A Ordinary Shares	D	C	F	$4.42
FEDUFour Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. American depositary shares, each representing ten (10) Ordinary Shares	B	B	B	$9.80
YQ17 Education & Technology Group Inc. American Depositary Shares	B	D	C	$2.23
EDTKSkillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited Ordinary Share	D	C	B	$0.91
VSAVisionSys AI Inc American Depositary Shares	D	F	C	$3.38
NAMIJinxin Technology Holding Company American Depositary Shares	—	—	F	$2.43
WAFUWah Fu Education Group Limited Ordinary Shares	D	D	B	$1.35
AMBOAmbow Education Holding Ltd. American Depository Shares (each representing twenty (20) Class A Ordinary Shares)	B	C	C	$2.08
JZJianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited American Depositary Shares	—	D	D	$2.20
ZCMDZhongchao Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares	A	D	F	$0.73
BOXLBoxlight Corporation Class A Common Stock	C	D	C	$6.50
EEIQEpicQuest Education Group International Limited Common Stock	B	C	C	$2.40
LXEHLixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd. American Depositary Shares	C	B	B	$1.71
GSUNGolden Sun Technology Group Limited Class A Ordinary Shares	A	B	D	$0.29
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BSAAUBEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. Unit	—	—	B	$10.50
KIDZWKIDZ AI Inc. Warrants	—	—	C	$0.01
UDMYUdemy, Inc. Common Stock	C	D	C	$0.00

About American Public Education, Inc.

American Public Education Inc operates a portfolio of three higher education brands—American Public University, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing—delivering online and campus-based undergraduate and graduate programs across business, healthcare, technology, and public service fields. The company generates revenue primarily through net course registrations, tuition charges, and related fees, with American Public University serving as the largest revenue contributor.