American Public Education (APEI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education's FCF Margin came in at 4.31% for Q2 2026, down 2.52 percentage points from 6.83% a year earlier and down 30.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, American Public Education reported FCF Margin of 10.49%, up 2.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.10%, up 2.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -5.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 4.45% in FY2024 (-0.82 pp), 5.27% in FY2023 (+3.15 pp), 2.12% in FY2022 (+1.06 pp) and 1.06% in FY2021 (-11.34 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -18.71% (Q4 2022) to 34.78% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.42 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 15.46 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 26.10 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows APEI's FCF Margin at 34.78% (Q1 2026), -9.86% (Q4 2025) and 10.73% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 10.40% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 33.92% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 63.06% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 13.60% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 2.50% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.45% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 12.36% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 9.77% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 49.81% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 4.31% |
Historic Data
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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();