15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 15.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (10.9% vs 15.1% per year).
Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 7.4% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 2.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($176M) than total debt ($95M).
Total debt is 1.5× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$649M
$32M
54.2%
7.4%
$46M
$95M
$176M
2024
$625M
$16M
52.7%
5.3%
$28M
$93M
$159M
2023
$601M
-$47M
51.2%
-8.0%
$32M
$95M
$144M
2022
$606M
-$115M
52.4%
-22.7%
$13M
$93M
$129M
2021
$419M
$18M
58.8%
7.3%
$4M
$161M
$150M
2020
$322M
$19M
62.0%
7.7%
$40M
$0
$228M
2019
$286M
$10M
60.9%
4.5%
$31M
—
$203M
2018
$298M
$26M
61.3%
10.9%
$35M
—
$212M
2017
$299M
$21M
61.2%
11.6%
$33M
—
$179M
2016
$313M
$24M
62.6%
12.2%
$40M
—
$146M
2015
—
$32M
—
—
$31M
—
$106M
2014
—
$41M
—
—
—
—
—
2013
—
$42M
—
—
$39M
—
—
2012
—
$42M
—
—
$18M
—
—
2011
—
$41M
—
—
$46M
—
—
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$175M
$18M
57.3%
12.4%
$61M
$88M
$221M
Dec '25
$158M
$13M
56.4%
12.0%
-$16M
$95M
$176M
Sep '25
$163M
$6M
54.2%
5.9%
$18M
$94M
$193M
Jun '25
$163M
$4M
51.8%
4.3%
$11M
$94M
$177M
Mar '25
$165M
$9M
54.5%
7.4%
$33M
$94M
$188M
Dec '24
$164M
$13M
56.3%
13.1%
-$2M
$93M
$159M
Sep '24
$153M
$2M
50.8%
2.7%
$8M
$93M
$162M
Jun '24
$153M
$371000
50.2%
1.5%
$7M
$93M
$156M
Mar '24
$154M
$516000
53.1%
3.4%
$15M
$95M
$153M
Dec '23
$153M
$13M
53.7%
10.4%
-$8M
$95M
$144M
Sep '23
$151M
-$3M
51.5%
4.2%
$17M
$94M
$155M
Jun '23
$147M
-$51M
49.1%
-44.3%
$12M
$94M
$139M
Mar '23
$150M
-$6M
50.6%
-3.6%
$10M
$94M
$136M
Dec '22
$152M
-$7M
52.2%
-0.2%
-$29M
$93M
$129M
Sep '22
$150M
-$4M
52.0%
-0.7%
$3M
$156M
$186M
Jun '22
$150M
-$110M
51.8%
-94.4%
$16M
$157M
$185M
Mar '22
$155M
$5M
53.7%
3.4%
$22M
$159M
$171M
Dec '21
$154M
$9M
56.3%
10.7%
$10M
$161M
$150M
Sep '21
$98M
-$267000
56.7%
1.3%
-$11M
$162M
$141M
Jun '21
$78M
$531000
61.0%
2.5%
-$4M
—
$317M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced APEI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 24.5× (Dec '24) to 31.1× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.2× (Mar '23) to 1.5× (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is APEI growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, American Public Education Inc's revenue has grown 15.1% per year, and net income grown 10.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does APEI have?
As of FY2025, American Public Education Inc reported $95M of total debt against $176M of cash.
What is APEI's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 54.2%, operating margin 7.4%, and net margin 4.9%.
What is APEI's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, American Public Education Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 31.1× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.