American Public Education (APEI *) Stock Overview

Provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. More details

APEI * fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Trading at 39.4% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 40.65% per year

Risk Analysis

Shares are highly illiquid

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for American Public Education
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$622.21
52 Week High	US$622.21
52 Week Low	US$622.21
Beta	1.65
1 Month Change	n/a
3 Month Change	n/a
1 Year Change	n/a
3 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	0%

Recent News & Updates

No updates

Recent updates

No updates

Shareholder Returns

	APEI *	MX Consumer Services	MX Market
7D	0%	0%	0%
1Y	n/a	0%	0%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how APEI * performed against the MX Consumer Services industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how APEI * performed against the MX Market.

Price Volatility

Is APEI *'s price volatile compared to industry and market?
APEI * volatility
APEI * Average Weekly Movement	n/a
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement	0%
Market Average Movement	0%
10% most volatile stocks in MX Market	0%
10% least volatile stocks in MX Market	0%

Stable Share Price: APEI *'s share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the MX market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine APEI *'s volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1991	4,305	Angela Selden	www.apei.com

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 182 degree programs and 136 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.

American Public Education, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do American Public Education's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
APEI * fundamental statistics
Market cap	Mex$12.75b
Earnings (TTM)	Mex$356.31m
Revenue (TTM)	Mex$11.85b

35.8x

P/E Ratio

1.1x

P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
APEI * income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$644.55m
Cost of Revenue	US$300.43m
Gross Profit	US$344.12m
Other Expenses	US$324.75m
Earnings	US$19.37m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.07
Gross Margin	53.39%
Net Profit Margin	3.01%
Debt/Equity Ratio	34.6%

How did APEI * perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/10/04 18:23
End of Day Share Price	2025/09/11 00:00
Earnings	2025/06/30
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

American Public Education, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
null null	Argus Research Company
Jeffrey Meuler	Baird
Gary Bisbee	Barclays