American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) Stock

About American Public Education, Inc.

American Public Education, Inc. is led by CEO Angela K. Selden, employs 2,493 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2007.

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) stock trades at $48.77 with a market capitalization of $892.57M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.60, price-to-book of 2.58, price-to-sales of 1.21. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $30.20 and $61.59, and currently trades 20.8% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, American Public Education, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 15.30%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 14.21%, an operating margin of 8.74%, a net profit margin of 6.84%.

American Public Education, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 American Public Education, Inc. reported revenue of $313.0M rising to $649.0M, a change of +107.3% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 15.1% a year over five years, 2.3% over three, 3.8% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $32.0M.

Operating margin went from 12.2% in 2016 to 8.3% in 2025, a fall of 3.9 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 6.84%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $668.0M and net profit $47.0M.

Borrowings stand at $163.0M, cash from operations was $62.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged -5.7% over five years, and was 10.8% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at 12.7% a year over five years, 134.0% over three, 89.2% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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