American Public Education (APEI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted FCF Margin of 4.31% for Q2 2026, down 87.61% on a QoQ basis from 34.78% in Q1 2026, and down 252.0% year-over-year from 2.83% in Q2 2025.
Powered by 
Analysis
American Public Education (APEI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Public Education has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.31% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 252.0% year-over-year to 4.31% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 10.49%, a 270.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.1%, up 266.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 4.31% for Q2 2026 at American Public Education, down from 34.78% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 34.78% in Q1 2026, with the low at 18.71% in Q4 2022.
- Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 6.38%, with a median of 6.6% recorded in 2023.
- The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 1546 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 2499 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 18.71% in 2022, then soared by 74 bps to 4.93% in 2023, then soared by 78 bps to 1.07% in 2024, then plunged by 822 bps to 9.86% in 2025, then soared by 144 bps to 4.31% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 4.31% (Q2 2026), 34.78% (Q1 2026), and 9.86% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 12.96% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 33.92% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 13.60% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.45% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 12.36% |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 9.77% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 46.02% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 63.06% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 760.06 Mn | 537.26 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 4.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -18.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -11.30% |
API Access
American Public Education FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();