American Public Education (APEI) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education's Price to Earnings was 21.60 in Q2 2026, down 24.0% from 28.40 a year earlier and down 26.6% from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at American Public Education came in at 27.08, down 28.7% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 37.99 in FY2024 and 23.45 in FY2021 (-2.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q4 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings was higher in two of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 12.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 35.5%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 59.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, APEI's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 29.44 (Q1 2026), 27.08 (Q4 2025) and 29.49 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.60 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.44 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.08 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.49 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.40 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.72 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.99 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.05 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 69.92 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.74 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.03 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.86 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.14 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.98 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.90 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 33.21 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 30.97 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 41.52 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 26.08 |
API Access
American Public Education Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();