American Public Education (APEI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.49% for Q2 2026, up 3.36 percentage points from 5.13% a year earlier and up 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Public Education's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.78%, up 2.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +0.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Public Education's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.64% in FY2024 (+10.81 pp), -7.17% in FY2023 (+9.98 pp), -17.15% in FY2022 (-20.54 pp) and 3.39% in FY2021 (-1.80 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q2 2024, with a gain of 15.03 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 22.55 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 7.63% (Q1 2026), 6.03% (Q4 2025) and 6.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 2.85% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 6.07% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 14.28% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 13.66% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 6.74% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 8.75% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 2.94% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 4.62% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 13.86% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 8.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -18.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.73% |
API Access
American Public Education Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();