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American Public Education, Inc. APEI

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44.11 USD +1.78 (+4.21%)

Nov 4, 2026, 1:06 PM EST

42.61 Day range 44.22
30.20 52-week range 61.59
YTD
+16.69%
1 year
+40.03%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

4.18 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 27.0×
FY 2016: 16.4×FY 2017: 19.3×FY 2018: 18.2×FY 2019: 44.2×FY 2020: 24.0×FY 2021: 22.7×FY 2022: -2.0×FY 2023: -3.3×FY 2024: 37.8×FY 2025: 27.0×
FY 2016 5y median 22.7× FY 2025
P/S 1.0×
FY 2016: 1.3×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.5×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.3×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
P/B 2.3×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.5×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 2.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
P/FCF 14.8×
FY 2016: 10.0×FY 2017: 12.3×FY 2018: 13.4×FY 2019: 14.2×FY 2020: 11.4×FY 2021: 90.7×FY 2022: 18.1×FY 2023: 5.5×FY 2024: 13.7×FY 2025: 14.8×
FY 2016 5y median 14.8× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 10.4×
FY 2016: 3.6×FY 2017: 4.1×FY 2018: 4.9×FY 2019: 5.7×FY 2020: 6.1×FY 2021: 11.3×FY 2022: -3.1×FY 2023: -10.2×FY 2024: 8.6×FY 2025: 10.4×
FY 2016 5y median 8.6× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.0×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 6.8%
FY 2016: 10.0%FY 2017: 8.2%FY 2018: 7.4%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: 8.8%FY 2021: 1.1%FY 2022: 5.5%FY 2023: 18.1%FY 2024: 7.3%FY 2025: 6.8%
FY 2016 5y median 6.8% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 51.7%
FY 2016: 62.6%FY 2017: 61.2%FY 2018: 61.3%FY 2019: 60.9%FY 2020: 62.0%FY 2021: 58.8%FY 2022: 52.4%FY 2023: 51.2%FY 2024: 52.7%FY 2025: 51.7%
FY 2016 5y median 52.4% FY 2025
Operating Margin 8.3%
FY 2016: 12.2%FY 2017: 11.6%FY 2018: 11.2%FY 2019: 10.0%FY 2020: 7.7%FY 2021: 7.3%FY 2022: -22.7%FY 2023: -8.0%FY 2024: 5.3%FY 2025: 8.3%
FY 2016 5y median 5.3% FY 2025
Net Margin 4.9%
FY 2016: 7.7%FY 2017: 7.1%FY 2018: 8.6%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: 5.8%FY 2021: 4.2%FY 2022: -19.0%FY 2023: -7.9%FY 2024: 2.6%FY 2025: 4.9%
FY 2016 5y median 2.6% FY 2025
ROE 10.7%
FY 2016: 9.1%FY 2017: 7.3%FY 2018: 8.0%FY 2019: 3.4%FY 2020: 6.1%FY 2021: 4.3%FY 2022: -32.9%FY 2023: -16.2%FY 2024: 5.3%FY 2025: 10.7%
FY 2016 5y median 4.3% FY 2025
ROIC 8.1%
FY 2016: 8.4%FY 2017: 7.9%FY 2018: 7.5%FY 2019: 6.3%FY 2020: 5.7%FY 2021: 3.1%FY 2022: -16.6%FY 2023: -7.9%FY 2024: 4.3%FY 2025: 8.1%
FY 2016 5y median 3.1% FY 2025
ROA 5.8%
FY 2016: 7.5%FY 2017: 6.2%FY 2018: 6.9%FY 2019: 2.8%FY 2020: 5.1%FY 2021: 2.4%FY 2022: -16.8%FY 2023: -8.5%FY 2024: 2.8%FY 2025: 5.8%
FY 2016 5y median 2.4% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 3.9%
FY 2016: -4.5%FY 2017: -4.4%FY 2018: -0.5%FY 2019: -3.8%FY 2020: 12.4%FY 2021: 30.1%FY 2022: 44.8%FY 2023: -1.0%FY 2024: 4.0%FY 2025: 3.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 62.9%
FY 2016: -26.8%FY 2017: -8.9%FY 2018: -4.2%FY 2019: -14.6%FY 2020: -13.3%FY 2021: 22.7%FY 2022: -552.2%FY 2023: 64.8%FY 2024: 168.5%FY 2025: 62.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 147.3%
FY 2016: -22.8%FY 2017: -13.4%FY 2018: 19.4%FY 2019: -59.7%FY 2020: 101.6%FY 2021: -22.4%FY 2022: -726.8%FY 2023: 51.6%FY 2024: 118.7%FY 2025: 147.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 65.9%
FY 2016: 32.3%FY 2017: -16.3%FY 2018: 4.8%FY 2019: -10.5%FY 2020: 28.2%FY 2021: -88.9%FY 2022: 189.1%FY 2023: 146.5%FY 2024: -12.1%FY 2025: 65.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.5×
FY 2016: 3.9×FY 2017: 4.4×FY 2018: 5.2×FY 2019: 4.9×FY 2020: 4.6×FY 2021: 2.4×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 3.3×FY 2025: 3.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 3.5×
FY 2016: 3.9×FY 2017: 4.4×FY 2018: 5.2×FY 2019: 4.9×FY 2020: 4.6×FY 2021: 2.4×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 3.3×FY 2025: 3.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.6×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.0×FY 2020: 0.0×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA -0.2×
FY 2016: -2.1×FY 2017: -3.2×FY 2018: -4.1×FY 2019: -4.3×FY 2020: -5.6×FY 2021: 2.8×FY 2022: -0.8×FY 2023: -3.4×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: -0.2×
FY 2016 5y median -0.2× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 12.7×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.0×FY 2020: 0.0×FY 2021: 7.1×FY 2022: -7.7×FY 2023: -10.8×FY 2024: 15.5×FY 2025: 12.7×
FY 2016 5y median 7.1× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.4%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 3.4%FY 2024: 1.6%FY 2025: 0.4%
FY 2016 5y median 0.4% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 8.7%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: -12.7%FY 2024: 37.6%FY 2025: 8.7%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31