American Public Education (APEI) Debt to Equity (2021 - 2026)

American Public Education (APEI) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.29 in Q1 2026, down 10.23% quarter-over-quarter from $0.32 in Q4 2025, and down 4.66% on a YoY basis from $0.3 in Q1 2025.

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

American Public Education's Debt to Equity history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.29 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 4.66% year-over-year to $0.29; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.29 (down 4.66% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.32, up 4.46% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.29 for Q1 2026 at American Public Education, down from $0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.5 in Q2 2022 to a low of $0.27 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.34 across 5 years, with a median of $0.32 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt to Equity rose 23.29% in 2022, then sank 33.79% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.27 in 2022, then grew by 21.75% to $0.32 in 2023, then dropped by 5.19% to $0.31 in 2024, then gained by 4.46% to $0.32 in 2025, then fell by 10.23% to $0.29 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.29 (Q1 2026), $0.32 (Q4 2025), and $0.34 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -0.11
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 0.37
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.25
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 3.54
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.38
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 0.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.29
Dec 31, 2025 0.32
Sep 30, 2025 0.34
Jun 30, 2025 0.35
Mar 31, 2025 0.30
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.32
Jun 30, 2024 0.32
Mar 31, 2024 0.33
Dec 31, 2023 0.32
Sep 30, 2023 0.34
Jun 30, 2023 0.33
Mar 31, 2023 0.27
Dec 31, 2022 0.27
Sep 30, 2022 0.49
Jun 30, 2022 0.50
Mar 31, 2022 0.38
Dec 31, 2021 0.39
Sep 30, 2021 0.40