American Public Education, Inc. (NAS: APEI) Stock Analysis & Fundamentals

APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc.

NAS · US · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · apei.com

44.24USD-1.15%Mkt Cap: 818.99M $P/E: 18.12Today

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education services in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University Syst…

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Key Statistics

Company

Market Cap818.99M $

Enterprise Value744.18M $

Revenue (TTM)668.01M $

Gross Profit351.84M $

Net Income (TTM)31.56M $

Revenue/Share36.70 USD

Last Price44.24 USD

Fiscal Year EndDec 2025

MR QuarterJun 2026

Employees2.4K

CountryUS

SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryEducation & Training Services

ISIN—

Valuation

P/E (Trailing)18.12

P/E (Forward)11.80

PEG1.38

EV/EBITDA8.83

EV/Revenue1.11

P/S1.22

P/B2.60

EPS (TTM)2.45

EPS (Forward)3.76

52W Range

28.4848% of range61.59

52W High61.59 USD

52W Low28.48 USD

Profitability

Gross Margin54.22%

Oper. Margin7.88%

EBITDA Margin12.62%

Profit Margin4.86%

ROE10.71%

ROA6.05%

Growth

Revenue Growth5.50%

Earnings Growth—

Cash Flow & Leverage

Operating CF61.97M $

CapEx (TTM)15.86M $

FCF Margin7.64%

FCF Yield6.23%

Net Debt-68.14M $

Net Debt/EBITDA-0.81

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity0.55

Current Ratio3.25

Quick Ratio3.00

Book Value/Sh17.10 USD

Cash/Share12.11 USD

Dividends

Fwd Div Rate—

Trail. Div Rate0.0000 USD

Div. Yield—

5Y Avg Yield—

Payout Ratio0.00%

Ex-Div Date—

Pay Date—

Analyst Consensus

Rating1.4 (Strong Buy)

Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStr. Sell

Target (Mean)62.83 USD

Upside (mean)+42.0%

Target Range55.00 USD – 70.00 USD

$55.00+42.0% to mean$70.00

# Analysts6

Ownership

Shares Out.18.30M

Float14.94M

Insiders4.95%

Institutions109.20%

Short Interest

Short Ratio5.4d

Short % Float11.00%

Short % Out.9.87%

Shares Short1.81M

Short (prev mo.)2.00M

Technical

SMA 5051.44 (-14.0%)

SMA 20047.39 (-6.7%)

Beta1.40

S&P 52W Chg18.16%

Avg Vol (30d)343.78K

Avg Vol (10d)347.53K

Technical Indicators

RSI (14)36.2

MACD-1.9965

MACD Signal-1.4704

MACD Hist.-0.5261

BB Upper54.66 USD

BB Middle48.61 USD

BB Lower42.56 USD

BB Width24.89%

ATR (14)2.617 USD

Vol Ratio (20d)0.54x