Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 25.72% to -$2.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $5.7 million through Mar 2026, up 131.07% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $4.8 million for FY2025, 122.77% up from the prior year.

American Public Education's Cash from Investing Activities history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$2.5 million for Q1 2026, up from -$5.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $18.8 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$6.3 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$3.6 million (2022), against an average of -$2.7 million.
  • Year-over-year, Cash from Investing Activities plummeted 1049.1% in 2023 and then skyrocketed 460.75% in 2025.
  • American Public Education's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$5.5 million in 2022, then rose by 19.95% to -$4.4 million in 2023, then increased by 23.6% to -$3.4 million in 2024, then crashed by 68.55% to -$5.7 million in 2025, then soared by 55.3% to -$2.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APEI's Cash from Investing Activities are -$2.5 million (Q1 2026), -$5.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$4.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing 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 10.50 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -8.30 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.08 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -84.64 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -7.06 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -36.89 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -10.18 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -14.63 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -2.53 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -2.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -2.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -3.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -3.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -3.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -3.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -4.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -4.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -279,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 -279,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 -5.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -5.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -328.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -328.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -400,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 -400,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -866,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -866,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 -1.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -1.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -1.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -1.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -3.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -3.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -1.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -1.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -4.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -4.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -1.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -1.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -1.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -1.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -5.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -5.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -3.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -3.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -2.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -4.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -4.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -437,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 -437,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 -4.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -4.52 Mn