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Price / earnings at other companies

Strategic Education, Inc. logo
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA
14.5×-3.9×
Universal Technical Institute logo
Universal Technical InstituteUTI
46.5×+22.2×
Grand Canyon Education logo
Grand Canyon EducationLOPE
21×
PRD
Perdoceo EducationPRDO
13.7×+2.7×

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/S1.5×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin55%+2.0pp
Operating margin8.7%+2.4pp
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 the most recent quarter.

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 price / earnings?
American Public Education (APEI) reported price / earnings of 25.9× in Q1 2026.
How has American Public Education's price / earnings changed year-over-year?
American Public Education's price / earnings increased by 48.4% year-over-year, from 17.4× to 25.9×.
What is the long-term trend for American Public Education's price / earnings?
Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), American Public Education's price / earnings has grown at a -10.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 30.3× to 21.7×.
What does price / earnings mean?
Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.