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

American Public Education (APEI) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.16 for Q1 2026, up 1.29% year-over-year from 0.16 in Q1 2025, and down 9.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18 in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 0.16, down from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.25 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.15 in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.17 (2023), against an average of 0.18.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Debt Ratio tumbled 33.01% in 2023, then gained 12.41% in 2024.
  • American Public Education's Debt Ratio stood at 0.15 in 2022, then climbed by 12.16% to 0.17 in 2023, then retreated by 3.53% to 0.16 in 2024, then increased by 10.79% to 0.18 in 2025, then decreased by 9.62% to 0.16 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APEI's Debt Ratio at 0.16 in Q1 2026, 0.18 in Q4 2025, and 0.18 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 84.71 Bn 82.71 Bn 812.22 Mn 0.00
2 51Talk Online Education 7.32 Bn 7.28 Bn 22.97 Mn 0.05
3 Laureate Education 5.21 Bn 5.05 Bn 237.67 Mn 0.09
4 Graham Holdings 4.98 Bn 3.74 Bn 777.03 Mn 0.11
5 Covista 4.66 Bn 4.66 Bn 284.63 Mn 0.22
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.78 Bn 3.50 Bn 204.08 Mn -
7 Stride 3.50 Bn 2.55 Bn 217.28 Mn 0.34
8 McGraw Hill 2.38 Bn 2.13 Bn 388.89 Mn 0.47
9 TAL Education 2.28 Bn -401.26 Mn 227.32 Mn -
10 American Public Education 838.59 Mn 615.79 Mn 95.09 Mn 0.17

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.17
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 0.25
Mar 31, 2022 0.21
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.24