NASDAQ · Education & Training Services

APEI (APEI) Stock

$53.42 +0.51% NASDAQ: APEI Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$53.42
Market Cap$979.91M
P/E Ratio27.09
P/B Ratio3.14
P/S Ratio1.46
EPS (TTM)$0.00
52-Week High$61.59
52-Week Low$27.74
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE13.11%
ROA6.90%
ROCE18.37%
Gross Margin53.72%
Operating Margin8.74%
Net Margin6.13%
Debt/Equity0.23
Current Ratio3.47

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$419.0M$606.0M$601.0M$625.0M$649.0M
Operating Profit$30.0M$-137.0M$-48.0M$33.0M$54.0M
Net Profit$18.0M$-115.0M$-47.0M$16.0M$32.0M
EPS$0.97$-6.08$-2.94$0.55$1.36
Op Margin7.3%-22.6%-8.0%5.3%8.3%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$726.0M$685.0M$557.0M$570.0M$543.0M
Total Liabilities$310.0M$336.0M$265.0M$266.0M$249.0M
Cash$123.0M$129.0M$117.0M$132.0M$176.0M
Borrowings$257.0M$209.0M$205.0M$201.0M$163.0M

Latest News

Is American Public Education (APEI) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Discretionary Peers This Year? Zacks · Jul 13, 2026 PRDO vs. APEI: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? Zacks · Jul 2, 2026 Does APEI's Shift Into Russell 2000 Defensive Indexes Recast Its Core Investment Story? Simply Wall St. · Jul 2, 2026 American Public Education (APEI) Stock Draws Fresh Price Target Split After Analyst Revisions Simply Wall St. · Jun 18, 2026 AFYA vs. APEI: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? Zacks · Jun 11, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$16.0M$29.0M$46.0M$49.0M$62.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-348.0M$-30.0M$-28.0M$-42.0M$-11.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-17.0M$-2.0M$-11.0M$-4.0M$-47.0M
Net Cash Flow$-78.0M$-20.0M$15.0M$15.0M$18.0M
Free Cash Flow$4.0M$13.0M$32.0M$28.0M$46.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio1.55
EV / EBITDA11.44
FCF Yield7.69%
Quick Ratio2.98
Interest Coverage13.50
Return 1Y61.35%
Return 3Y910.06%
Return 5Y104.37%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
BYNDBeyond Meat, Inc. $0.55 -1.20% -0.51 $284.57M 0.00%
DNUT $3.34 +3.41% 74.33 $575.82M 0.00%
KLC $5.09 +3.25% 12.12 $602.80M 0.00%
LINC $42.06 +3.60% 61.44 $1.33B 0.00%
MGPI $17.53 +1.21% 7.75 $375.39M 2.94%

About APEI

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

APEI stock trades at $53.42 with a market capitalization of $979.91M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.09, price-to-book of 3.14, price-to-sales of 1.46. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $27.74 and $61.59, and currently trades 13.3% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, APEI generates a return on equity (ROE) of 13.11%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 18.37%, an operating margin of 8.74%, a net profit margin of 6.13%.

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