American Public Education (APEI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted Operating Margin of 7.88% for Q2 2026, down 36.41% on a QoQ basis from 12.39% in Q1 2026, and up 356.0% year-over-year from 1.73% in Q2 2025.
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American Public Education (APEI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Public Education has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 7.88% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 356.0% year-over-year to 7.88% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 9.56%, a 258.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.39%, up 209.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 7.88% for Q2 2026 at American Public Education, down from 12.39% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 13.12% in Q4 2024, with the low at 94.42% in Q2 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 3.03%, with a median of 3.8% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin sank 9695 bps in 2022, then surged 5008 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.17% in 2022, then surged by 6166 bps to 10.43% in 2023, then rose by 26 bps to 13.12% in 2024, then declined by 9 bps to 11.98% in 2025, then tumbled by 34 bps to 7.88% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 7.88% (Q2 2026), 12.39% (Q1 2026), and 11.98% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 20.99% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 6.42% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 18.09% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 760.06 Mn | 537.26 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 7.88% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -44.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -94.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.28% |
API Access
American Public Education Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();