Growth Metrics

American Public Education (APEI) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

American Public Education (APEI) has 17 years of Retained Earnings data on record, last reported at -$29.1 million in Q3 2025.

  • For Q3 2025, Retained Earnings rose 45.4% year-over-year to -$29.1 million; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached -$29.1 million, up 45.4%, while the annual FY2024 figure was -$7000.0, 99.99% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings reached -$29.1 million in Q3 2025 per APEI's latest filing, up from -$34.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $134.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$58.9 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $20.0 million, with a median of $2.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Retained Earnings: soared 99.99% in 2024, then crashed 4098.62% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $128.9 million in 2021, then tumbled by 97.59% to $3.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 1682.72% to -$49.1 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 99.99% to -$7000.0 in 2024, then plummeted by 415728.57% to -$29.1 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Retained Earnings were -$29.1 million in Q3 2025, -$34.7 million in Q2 2025, and -$48000.0 in Q1 2025.