Growth Metrics

American Public Education (APEI) Cash from Financing Activities (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Cash from Financing Activities fell 223.3% to -$16.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$60.5 million through Mar 2026, down 381.49% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$49.2 million for FY2025, 273.04% down from the prior year.

American Public Education's Cash from Financing Activities history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$16.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Financing Activities came in at -$16.3 million for Q1 2026, down from $559000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Financing Activities ranged from a high of $559000.0 in Q4 2025 to a low of -$44.5 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Financing Activities is -$3.3 million (2023), against an average of -$7.7 million.
  • Year-over-year, Cash from Financing Activities plummeted 6262.86% in 2022 and then skyrocketed 135.99% in 2025.
  • American Public Education's Cash from Financing Activities stood at -$27.5 million in 2022, then soared by 88.09% to -$3.3 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 52.64% to -$1.6 million in 2024, then surged by 135.99% to $559000.0 in 2025, then tumbled by 3011.99% to -$16.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APEI's Cash from Financing Activities are -$16.3 million (Q1 2026), $559000.0 (Q4 2025), and -$248000.0 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn -152.10 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -41.31 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -127.91 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -19.32 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -29.49 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 29.05 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -66.08 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -1.76 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -16.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -16.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -16.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 559,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 559,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 -248,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 -248,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 -44.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -44.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -5.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -5.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -9.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -9.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -27.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -27.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -3.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -3.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 161.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 161.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -35,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -35,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 83.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 83.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -151,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -151,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 -15.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -15.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -10.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -10.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -17.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -17.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -9.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -9.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -2.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -2.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -8,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 -8,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -200,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -200,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -1.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -1.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -185,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 -185,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 -1.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -245,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 -245,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 135,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 135,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 -109,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 -109,000.00