American Public Education (APEI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

American Public Education's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.18% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 500.0% year-over-year to 13.18%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.18% (up 500.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.18%, up 336.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 13.18% for Q1 2026 at American Public Education, up from 10.69% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.18% in Q1 2026 to a low of 27.52% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.66% across 5 years, with a median of 3.81% in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 3133 bps in 2023, then surged 2030 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.22% in 2022, then surged by 59 bps to 10.01% in 2023, then jumped by 167 bps to 6.74% in 2024, then soared by 59 bps to 10.69% in 2025, then climbed by 23 bps to 13.18% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.18% (Q1 2026), 10.69% (Q4 2025), and 11.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.