American Public Education (APEI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

American Public Education (APEI) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of $231000.0 in Q1 2026, up 101.4% quarter-over-quarter from -$16.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 581.25% on a YoY basis from $33908.3 in Q1 2025.

American Public Education (APEI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Public Education's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $231000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 581.25% year-over-year to $231000.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $231000.0 (up 581.25% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$16.5 million, down 235614.29% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $231000.0 for Q1 2026 at American Public Education, up from -$16.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $134.3 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$58.9 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$5.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$7000.0 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Retained Earnings sank 235614.29% in 2025, then soared 581.25% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $3.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 47.0% to $1.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 100.43% to -$7000.0 in 2024, then tumbled by 235614.29% to -$16.5 million in 2025, then soared by 101.4% to $231000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $231000.0 (Q1 2026), -$16.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$27000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.94 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 312.99 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 8.31 Bn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -2.23 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -185,000.00
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -2.52 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 725,000.00
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 762.68 Mn
10 American Public Education 951.21 Mn 730.21 Mn 100.11 Mn 231,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 231,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 -16.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -27,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 -34.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -48,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -7,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -53.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 867,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -52.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -58.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -54.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 134.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 128.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 119.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 119.82 Mn