American Public Education (APEI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted Net Margin of 5.69% for Q2 2026, down 43.92% on a QoQ basis from 10.15% in Q1 2026, and up 589.0% year-over-year from 0.83% in Q2 2025.
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American Public Education (APEI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Public Education has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.69% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 589.0% year-over-year to 5.69% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 6.84%, a 383.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.9%, up 229.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 5.69% for Q2 2026 at American Public Education, down from 10.15% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 10.15% in Q1 2026, with the low at 73.54% in Q2 2022.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 4.2%, with a median of 0.14% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin tumbled 7423 bps in 2022, then soared 3773 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 4.32% in 2022, then jumped by 274 bps to 7.51% in 2023, then decreased by 7 bps to 7.01% in 2024, then rose by 14 bps to 7.96% in 2025, then slipped by 29 bps to 5.69% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 5.69% (Q2 2026), 10.15% (Q1 2026), and 7.96% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 11.32% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 7.27% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 22.26% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 21.68% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 14.31% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 11.84% |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 5.22% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 12.81% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 38.34% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 760.06 Mn | 537.26 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 5.69% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.69% |
| 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% |
API Access
American Public Education Net 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=net-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();