American Public Education (APEI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.16% in Q2 2026, up 4.70 percentage points from 9.46% a year earlier and up 0.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at American Public Education came in at 10.18%, up 3.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +2.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.82% in FY2024 (+16.25 pp), -9.43% in FY2023 (+13.48 pp), -22.91% in FY2022 (-29.44 pp) and 6.54% in FY2021 (-1.50 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 13 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 20.30 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 31.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, APEI's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 13.18% (Q1 2026), 10.69% (Q4 2025) and 11.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 5.42% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 13.90% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 9.56% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.30% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 3.69% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 16.83% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 9.88% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 11.04% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.94% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 14.16% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -27.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -19.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.66% |
API Access
American Public Education Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();