American Public Education APEI
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At close: Sep 24, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

American Public Education (APEI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

American Public Education (APEI) posted EBIT Margin of 7.88% for Q2 2026, down 36.41% on a QoQ basis from 12.39% in Q1 2026, and up 356.0% year-over-year from 1.73% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

American Public Education (APEI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Public Education has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 7.88% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 356.0% year-over-year to 7.88% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 9.56%, a 258.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.39%, up 209.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 7.88% for Q2 2026 at American Public Education, down from 12.39% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 13.12% in Q4 2024, with the low at 94.42% in Q2 2022.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 3.03%, with a median of 3.8% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBIT Margin sank 9695 bps in 2022, then surged 5008 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 0.17% in 2022, then surged by 6166 bps to 10.43% in 2023, then rose by 26 bps to 13.12% in 2024, then declined by 9 bps to 11.98% in 2025, then tumbled by 34 bps to 7.88% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 7.88% (Q2 2026), 12.39% (Q1 2026), and 11.98% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Service Corp International 10.64 Bn 10.38 Bn 273.50 Mn 20.99%
2 New Oriental Education & Technology 8.69 Bn 6.29 Bn -19,600.00 5.61%
3 Laureate Education 5.06 Bn 4.90 Bn 237.67 Mn 36.28%
4 Graham Holdings 4.89 Bn 3.68 Bn 777.03 Mn 6.42%
5 Covista 4.19 Bn 3.78 Bn 284.63 Mn 19.04%
6 Valvoline 3.67 Bn 3.58 Bn 214.90 Mn 20.60%
7 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 3.28 Bn 3.11 Bn 188.96 Mn 10.24%
8 Stride 3.26 Bn 2.30 Bn 217.28 Mn 16.64%
9 TAL Education 2.28 Bn -596.06 Mn 438.20 Mn 18.09%
10 American Public Education 760.06 Mn 537.26 Mn 95.09 Mn 7.88%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 7.88%
Mar 31, 2026 12.39%
Dec 31, 2025 11.98%
Sep 30, 2025 5.94%
Jun 30, 2025 4.32%
Mar 31, 2025 7.44%
Dec 31, 2024 13.12%
Sep 30, 2024 2.70%
Jun 30, 2024 1.45%
Mar 31, 2024 3.36%
Dec 31, 2023 10.43%
Sep 30, 2023 4.24%
Jun 30, 2023 -44.34%
Mar 31, 2023 -3.59%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.17%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.69%
Jun 30, 2022 -94.42%
Mar 31, 2022 3.36%
Dec 31, 2021 10.71%
Sep 30, 2021 1.28%
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