American Public Education (APEI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

American Public Education (APEI) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 10.15% in Q1 2026, up 27.43% quarter-over-quarter from 7.96% in Q4 2025, and up 561.0% on a YoY basis from 1.54% in Q1 2025.

American Public Education (APEI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Public Education's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.15% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 561.0% year-over-year to 10.15%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.4% (up 248.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.9%, up 229.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 10.15% for Q1 2026 at American Public Education, up from 7.96% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 10.15% in Q1 2026 to a low of 73.54% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 4.78% across 5 years, with a median of 0.2% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin plunged 7423 bps in 2022, then surged 3773 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 4.32% in 2022, then soared by 274 bps to 7.51% in 2023, then retreated by 7 bps to 7.01% in 2024, then increased by 14 bps to 7.96% in 2025, then advanced by 27 bps to 10.15% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 10.15% (Q1 2026), 7.96% (Q4 2025), and 3.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -21.10%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 2.49%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -3.35%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 14.16%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.40%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -10.84%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.22%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 24.33%
10 American Public Education 951.21 Mn 730.21 Mn 100.11 Mn 10.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.15%
Dec 31, 2025 7.96%
Sep 30, 2025 3.41%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.20%
Mar 31, 2025 4.53%
Dec 31, 2024 7.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.48%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.76%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.66%
Dec 31, 2023 7.51%
Sep 30, 2023 -3.22%
Jun 30, 2023 -35.81%
Mar 31, 2023 -4.81%
Dec 31, 2022 -4.32%
Sep 30, 2022 -2.52%
Jun 30, 2022 -73.54%
Mar 31, 2022 3.45%
Dec 31, 2021 6.09%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.27%
Jun 30, 2021 0.68%