American Public Education (APEI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted EBT Margin of 8.25% for Q2 2026, down 25.14% on a QoQ basis from 11.01% in Q1 2026, and up 461.0% year-over-year from 1.47% in Q2 2025.
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American Public Education (APEI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Public Education has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.25% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 461.0% year-over-year to 8.25% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 8.96%, a 248.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 6.74%, up 178.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 8.25% for Q2 2026 at American Public Education, down from 11.01% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 12.77% in Q4 2024, with the low at 97.16% in Q2 2022.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 3.99%, with a median of 3.68% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin sank 9972 bps in 2022, then surged 5208 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 5.02% in 2022, then surged by 297 bps to 9.91% in 2023, then increased by 29 bps to 12.77% in 2024, then retreated by 12 bps to 11.24% in 2025, then retreated by 27 bps to 8.25% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 8.25% (Q2 2026), 11.01% (Q1 2026), and 11.24% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 15.12% |
| 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 | 35.52% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 24.37% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 17.63% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 15.72% |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 8.44% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 16.40% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 19.40% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 760.06 Mn | 537.26 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 8.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -45.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -97.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.04% |
API Access
American Public Education EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();