American Public Education (APEI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted Free Cash Flow of $7.4 million for Q2 2026, down 87.83% on a QoQ basis from $60.8 million in Q1 2026, and down 33.42% year-over-year from $11.1 million in Q2 2025.
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American Public Education (APEI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Public Education has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $7.4 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 33.42% year-over-year to $7.4 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $70.1 million, a 39.54% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $46.1 million, up 65.89% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $7.4 million for Q2 2026 at American Public Education, down from $60.8 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $60.8 million in Q1 2026, with the low at -$28.5 million in Q4 2022.
- Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $10.4 million, with a median of $10.3 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 512.54% in 2022, then plunged 789.97% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$28.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 73.58% to -$7.5 million in 2023, then soared by 76.7% to -$1.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 789.97% to -$15.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 147.37% to $7.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $7.4 million (Q2 2026), $60.8 million (Q1 2026), and -$15.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 142.94 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 518.75 Mn |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 83.78 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 32.62 Mn |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 97.52 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 67.30 Mn |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 76.11 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 292.72 Mn |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 478.24 Mn |
| 10 | American Public Education | 760.06 Mn | 537.26 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 7.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 60.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -15.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -11.10 Mn |
API Access
American Public Education Free Cash Flow API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();