15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
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
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
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
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$649M
$32M
54.2%
7.4%
10.7%
6.1%
$46M
$95M
$176M
2024
$625M
$16M
52.7%
5.3%
5.3%
2.8%
$28M
$93M
$159M
2023
$601M
-$47M
51.2%
-8.0%
-16.2%
-8.5%
$32M
$95M
$144M
2022
$606M
-$115M
52.4%
-22.7%
-32.9%
-18.7%
$13M
$93M
$129M
2021
$419M
$18M
58.8%
7.3%
4.3%
2.4%
$4M
$161M
$150M
2020
$322M
$19M
62.0%
7.7%
6.1%
5.1%
$40M
$0
$228M
2019
$286M
$10M
60.9%
4.5%
3.4%
2.8%
$31M
—
$203M
2018
$298M
$26M
61.3%
10.9%
8.0%
6.9%
$35M
—
$212M
2017
$299M
$21M
61.2%
11.6%
7.3%
6.2%
$33M
—
$179M
2016
$313M
$24M
62.6%
12.2%
9.1%
7.7%
$40M
—
$146M
2015
—
$32M
—
—
13.7%
10.8%
$31M
—
$106M
2014
—
$41M
—
—
17.5%
13.7%
—
—
—
2013
—
$42M
—
—
20.3%
15.5%
$39M
—
—
2012
—
$42M
—
—
24.7%
17.8%
$18M
—
—
2011
—
$41M
—
—
30.5%
20.5%
$46M
—
—
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
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
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$172M
$10M
55.4%
7.9%
3.1%
1.8%
$7M
$87M
$147M
Mar '26
$175M
$18M
57.3%
12.4%
5.8%
3.3%
$61M
$88M
$221M
Dec '25
$158M
$13M
56.4%
12.0%
4.3%
2.4%
-$16M
$95M
$176M
Sep '25
$163M
$6M
54.2%
5.9%
2.0%
1.1%
$18M
$94M
$193M
Jun '25
$163M
$4M
51.8%
4.3%
1.7%
0.8%
$11M
$94M
$177M
Mar '25
$165M
$9M
54.5%
7.4%
2.9%
1.5%
$33M
$94M
$188M
Dec '24
$164M
$13M
56.3%
13.1%
4.3%
2.3%
-$2M
$93M
$159M
Sep '24
$153M
$2M
50.8%
2.7%
0.8%
0.4%
$8M
$93M
$162M
Jun '24
$153M
$371000
50.2%
1.5%
0.1%
0.1%
$7M
$93M
$156M
Mar '24
$154M
$516000
53.1%
3.4%
0.2%
0.1%
$15M
$95M
$153M
Dec '23
$153M
$13M
53.7%
10.4%
4.5%
2.3%
-$8M
$95M
$144M
Sep '23
$151M
-$3M
51.5%
4.2%
-1.2%
-0.6%
$17M
$94M
$155M
Jun '23
$147M
-$51M
49.1%
-44.3%
-18.0%
-9.2%
$12M
$94M
$139M
Mar '23
$150M
-$6M
50.6%
-3.6%
-1.7%
-0.9%
$10M
$94M
$136M
Dec '22
$152M
-$7M
52.2%
-0.2%
-1.9%
-1.1%
-$29M
$93M
$129M
Sep '22
$150M
-$4M
52.0%
-0.7%
-1.2%
-0.6%
$3M
$156M
$186M
Jun '22
$150M
-$110M
51.8%
-94.4%
-34.8%
-16.6%
$16M
$157M
$185M
Mar '22
$155M
$5M
53.7%
3.4%
1.3%
0.7%
$22M
$159M
$171M
Dec '21
$154M
$9M
56.3%
10.7%
2.3%
1.3%
$10M
$161M
$150M
Sep '21
$98M
-$267000
56.7%
1.3%
-0.1%
-0.0%
-$11M
$162M
$141M
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 24.6× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.2× (Mar '23) to 1.2× (Nov '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?
American Public Education Inc's P/E (TTM) is 16.98 as of the 2026-11-03 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the APEI stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 24.6× as of Nov '26) can differ. 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), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.