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Profitability
Gross margin55%+0.8pp54.2%0.0pp54.2%+0.8pp53.4%+0.4pp53%+0.4pp
Operating margin8.7%+1.3pp7.4%-0.3pp7.7%+0.7pp7%+0.6pp6.3%+1.0pp
Net margin6.1%+1.3pp4.9%+0.2pp4.7%+0.4pp4.2%+0.6pp3.6%+1.3pp
Returns
Return on equity13.1%+2.6pp10.5%-0.1pp10.7%+1.0pp9.7%+2.0pp7.7%+2.8pp
Return on invested capital16%+5.0pp11%-0.7pp11.8%+2.0pp9.8%+1.5pp8.3%+2.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×+0.1×1.1×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio-0.5×3.5×+0.6×2.8×0.0×2.8×-0.4×3.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.5×-0.1×0.6×0.0×0.6×-0.1×0.7×+0.1×0.6×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.9×-0.7×-0.2×+0.2×-0.4×-0.7×0.3×+0.1×0.2×-0.6×
Per Share
Book value per share$16.28+3.1%$15.80+6.1%$14.89+1.7%$14.64-13.0%$16.83+0.5%
Valuation
Market capitalization$956.25M+77.9%$683.61M-4.1%$713.11M+32.8%$536.86M+33.7%$401.67M+5.1%
Price / earnings23.7×+0.3×21.7×-1.8×23.4×+3.6×19.8×+2.3×17.4×-8.6×
Price / sales1.5×+0.6×1.1×0.0×1.1×+0.3×0.8×+0.2×0.6×0.0×
Price / book3.1×+1.4×2.3×-0.2×2.6×+0.6×+0.7×1.3×0.0×
EV / EBITDA12.1×+2.7×10.5×+0.1×10.3×+1.4×+1.9×7.1×-1.0×

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Questions, answered.

What are American Public Education's profit margins?
American Public Education (APEI) runs a 55.0% gross margin and a 8.7% operating margin, with a 6.1% net margin.
Where do American Public Education's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from American Public Education's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.