APEI
American Public Education, Inc.
Education & Training Services · Consumer Defensive · United States
45.24
close · 2026-08-13
value
30
cheaper than peers30
quality
65
stronger fundamentals65
ranked against
Consumer Defensive
value
quality
103 peerssector comparison
Value inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| forward P/E | 12.03× | 70 |
| cash flow yield, 1 year ago | 3.4% | 55 |
| price to book | 2.65× | 54 |
| EV to EBITDA | 11.23× | 52 |
| price to sales | 1.32× | 48 |
| cash flow yield, latest year | 5.6% | 45 |
| cash flow yield, 2 years ago | 3.8% | 45 |
| earnings yield, latest year | 3.0% | 25 |
| cash flow yield, 3 years ago | 1.5% | 25 |
| earnings yield, 2 years ago | -6.5% | 5 |
| earnings yield, 1 year ago | 1.2% | 5 |
| earnings yield, 3 years ago | -13.5% | 5 |
12 of 12 measures available
Quality inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| debt to equity | 50.1% | 65 |
| revenue growth | 6.2% | 58 |
| operating margin | 12.5% | 58 |
| return on equity | 13.1% | 51 |
4 of 4 measures available
Facts
| market cap | $828M |
| free cash flow | $102.2M |
| employees | 2,360 |
| first trade | 2007-11-09 |
| next earnings | 2026-08-10 |
| fundamentals updated | 2026-08-10 |
Annual history
| measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| diluted eps | 1.36 | 0.55 | -2.94 | -6.10 |
| free cash flow | $46.1M | $27.8M | $31.6M | $12.8M |
| net income | $31.6M | $16.1M | -$47.3M | -$115.0M |
| revenue | $648.9M | $624.6M | $600.5M | $606.3M |
| unusual items | -$5.9M | -$5.7M | -$67.0M | -$144.2M |