American Public Education (APEI) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026)
American Public Education's (APEI) Debt Ratio stood at 0.16 in Q2 2026, down 7.3% from 0.18 a year earlier and down 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Public Education's Debt Ratio came in at 0.18, up 10.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.16 in FY2024 (-3.5%), 0.17 in FY2023 (+12.2%), 0.15 in FY2022 (-31.5%) and 0.22 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 12.4% in Q1 2024, against a decline of 31.5% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.16 (Q1 2026), 0.18 (Q4 2025) and 0.18 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 0.28 |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 0.03 |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 0.09 |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 0.11 |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 0.22 |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 0.46 |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 0.34 |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 0.17 |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 0.16 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.22 |
API Access
American Public Education Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "APEI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();