American Public Education (APEI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted Net Margin of 5.69% for Q2 2026, up 5.89 percentage points from -0.20% a year earlier but down 4.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at American Public Education was 6.84%, up 3.83 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.90%, up 2.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -1.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Public Education's Net Margin was 1.61% in FY2024 (+10.48 pp), -8.87% in FY2023 (+10.10 pp), -18.97% in FY2022 (-23.21 pp) and 4.24% in FY2021 (-1.61 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of -73.54% in Q2 2022 to a high of 10.15% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 37.73 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 74.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 10.15% (Q1 2026), 7.96% (Q4 2025) and 3.41% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 11.31% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 4.07% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 53.80% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 22.26% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 21.58% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 14.30% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 11.84% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 5.22% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 12.80% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 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
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=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();