American Public Education/$APEI
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About American Public Education
American Public Education Inc provides online and campus based postsecondary education including various undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The fields of study include business administration, health science, technology, criminal justice, education, liberal arts, national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security. There are three reporting segments: the American Public University segment which is the key revenue generator, provides online postsecondary education as a distance-learning, graduate-level institution for military officers seeking a degree in military studies; the Rasmussen University Segment and the Hondros College of Nursing segment. The revenue is generated from net course registrations and enrollment, tuition rate, net tuition, and other fees.
- Ticker
- $APEI
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 4,101
- Headquarters
- Charles Town, United States
- Website
- www.apei.com
APEI Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$742M
16.73
$2.42
1.39
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Price and volume
Market cap
$742M
Beta
1.39
52-week high
$61.59
52-week low
$30.20
Average daily volume
221K
Financial strength
Current ratio
3.249
Quick ratio
3.004
Long term debt to equity
0.435
Total debt to equity
0.489
Interest coverage (TTM)
29.29%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
84.3
Gross margin (TTM)
55.85%
Net profit margin (TTM)
6.84%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.20%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.67%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$160,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.92%
Return on equity (TTM)
15.58%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
16.732
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.106
Price to book
2.37
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.29
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
10.54
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
9.49%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.849
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
3.64%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
130.58%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.71%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.54%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-13.63%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.69%
What the Analysts think about APEI
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Second-quarter revenue grew 5.5% and adjusted EBITDA rose 36.8%, as Health+ enrolment and Military+ registrations increased. APEI raised its full-year revenue, net income and EBITDA guidance, signalling that recent momentum is feeding into stronger expected earnings. (American Public Education)
The completed combination places APUS, Rasmussen and Hondros under one accreditation and lifts Rasmussen’s previous federal enrolment growth restriction. That creates more room to grow student numbers and offer a broader range of programmes through one institution. (Investing.com)
APEI reported $222.8 million in cash, restricted cash and short-term investments against $88.9 million of debt at the end of June. Its board also had $45 million remaining under a share repurchase authorisation, giving it financial flexibility to return capital or invest in growth. (American Public Education)
Management’s third-quarter outlook points to weaker near-term profitability: adjusted EBITDA is forecast at $14–17 million, down from $20.7 million a year earlier, and diluted EPS at $0.18–$0.29 versus $0.30. The expected decline persists despite modestly higher revenue. (American Public Education)
New federal student-loan and earnings-accountability rules could reduce student funding or enrolment, and could make some programmes lose access to Direct Loans if they miss earnings thresholds. The rules’ application to nursing degrees remains uncertain, adding regulatory risk to APEI’s growth plans. (SEC)
Nursing programme outcomes create a further operational risk: Rasmussen plans to close its Moorhead ADN programme after it was not expected to meet required NCLEX pass rates, while its Illinois ADN programme has missed the state’s required rate for six years. Further restrictions or programme closures could disrupt student recruitment and add costs. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 30 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing APEI
Fund name | Fund size | $APEI weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.02% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
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