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Operating margin at other companies

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Strategic Education, Inc.STRA
13.8%+1.3pp
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Universal Technical InstituteUTI
6.3%-3.6pp
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Grand Canyon EducationLOPE
24.3%-2.3pp
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Perdoceo EducationPRDO
24.3%-0.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$174.7M+6.2%
Gross profit$100.1M+11.7%
Operating income$21.6M+76.7%
Net income$17.7M+99.4%
EPS (diluted)$0.94+129%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$221.0M+17.9%
Total debt$153.5M-22.8%
Total equity$306.2M-1.2%
Total assets$537.9M-7.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$63.3M+71.1%
CapEx$2.5M-35.2%
Free cash flow$60.8M+83.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$956.25M+77.9%
Enterprise value$888.71M+62.0%
P/E23.7×+0.3×
P/S1.5×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin55%+2.0pp
Net margin6.1%+2.5pp
FCF margin9.4%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.1%+5.4pp
Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×
Current ratio-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from American Public Education’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: American Public Education’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is American Public Education's operating margin?
American Public Education (APEI) reported operating margin of 8.7% in Q1 2026.
How has American Public Education's operating margin changed year-over-year?
American Public Education's operating margin increased by 37.6% year-over-year, from 6.3% to 8.7%.
What is the long-term trend for American Public Education's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), American Public Education's operating margin has grown at a -1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.7% to 7.4%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.