American Public Education (APEI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 14.73% for Q2 2026, up 4.90 percentage points from 9.83% a year earlier and up 1.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Public Education posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.54%, up 3.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +4.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 6.89% in FY2024 (+19.99 pp), -13.11% in FY2023 (+16.94 pp), -30.04% in FY2022 (-35.19 pp) and 5.14% in FY2021 (-1.09 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2015.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 28.86 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 40.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 13.44% (Q1 2026), 10.99% (Q4 2025) and 11.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 34.44% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 11.82% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 23.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 29.36% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 11.51% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 17.91% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 26.37% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.67% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 14.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -14.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -21.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -36.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -34.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.03% |
API Access
American Public Education Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();