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Return on equity at other companies

Strategic Education, Inc. logo
Strategic Education, Inc.STRA
7.9%+1.1pp
Universal Technical Institute logo
Universal Technical InstituteUTI
13.5%-8.3pp
Grand Canyon Education logo
Grand Canyon EducationLOPE
29.8%-0.1pp
PRD
Perdoceo EducationPRDO
17.3%+0.7pp

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
Operating margin8.7%+2.4pp
Net margin6.1%+2.5pp
FCF margin9.4%

Returns & leverage

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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 return on equity?
American Public Education (APEI) reported return on equity of 13.1% in Q1 2026.
How has American Public Education's return on equity changed year-over-year?
American Public Education's return on equity increased by 70.4% year-over-year, from 7.7% to 13.1%.
What is the long-term trend for American Public Education's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Public Education's return on equity has grown at a 11.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.2% to 10.5%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.