American Public Education (APEI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted EBIT Margin of 7.88% for Q2 2026, up 3.56 percentage points from 4.32% a year earlier but down 4.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at American Public Education was 9.56%, up 2.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.39%, up 2.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -0.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Public Education's EBIT Margin was 5.29% in FY2024 (+13.34 pp), -8.04% in FY2023 (+14.61 pp), -22.65% in FY2022 (-29.90 pp) and 7.25% in FY2021 (-0.44 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of -94.42% in Q2 2022 to a high of 13.12% in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.34 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 50.08 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 96.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was 12.39% (Q1 2026), 11.98% (Q4 2025) and 5.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 20.99% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 18.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 6.42% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 10.24% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 7.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
American Public Education EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "APEI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();