American Public Education (APEI) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026)

American Public Education (APEI) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.16 in Q1 2026, down 9.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18 in Q4 2025, and up 1.29% on a YoY basis from 0.16 in Q1 2025.

American Public Education (APEI) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Public Education's Debt Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.16 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 1.29% year-over-year to 0.16; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.16 (up 1.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.18, up 10.79% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.16 for Q1 2026 at American Public Education, down from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.24 in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.15 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.18 across 5 years, with a median of 0.17 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt Ratio tumbled 31.54% in 2022, then advanced 12.41% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.15 in 2022, then grew by 12.16% to 0.17 in 2023, then decreased by 3.53% to 0.16 in 2024, then rose by 10.79% to 0.18 in 2025, then slipped by 9.62% to 0.16 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.16 (Q1 2026), 0.18 (Q4 2025), and 0.18 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.05
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.09
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.10
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 0.18
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.17
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 0.47
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn -
10 American Public Education 951.21 Mn 730.21 Mn 100.11 Mn 0.16

Historic Data

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DateValue
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