Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Debt to Equity fell 4.66% to $0.29 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.29 through Mar 2026, down 4.66% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.32 for FY2025, 4.46% up from the prior year.

American Public Education's Debt to Equity history spans 6 years, with the latest figure at $0.29 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.29 for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.32 (2023), against an average of $0.34.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity increased 23.29% in 2022 and then tumbled 33.79% in 2023.
  • American Public Education's Debt to Equity stood at $0.27 in 2022, then rose by 21.75% to $0.32 in 2023, then fell by 5.19% to $0.31 in 2024, then rose by 4.46% to $0.32 in 2025, then decreased by 10.23% to $0.29 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APEI's Debt to Equity are $0.29 (Q1 2026), $0.32 (Q4 2025), and $0.34 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -0.11
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.25
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.38
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.03
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 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