Growth Metrics

American Public Education (APEI) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Return on Sales changed 0.0% to 0.0% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.0% through Mar 2026, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.0% for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.

American Public Education's Return on Sales history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Sales came in at 0.0% for Q1 2026, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.01% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.0% (2024), against an average of 0.0%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Sales was 0bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -1bps in 2022.
  • American Public Education's Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 299bps to 0.0% in 2023, then dropped by -7bps to 0.0% in 2024, then increased by 1bps to 0.0% in 2025, then increased by 27bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APEI's Return on Sales are 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.00%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.00%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.00%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 0.00%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.00%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.00%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.00%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 0.00%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.00%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%
Mar 31, 2021 0.00%
Dec 31, 2020 0.00%
Sep 30, 2020 0.00%
Jun 30, 2020 0.00%
Mar 31, 2020 0.00%
Dec 31, 2019 0.00%
Sep 30, 2019 0.00%
Jun 30, 2019 0.00%
Mar 31, 2019 0.00%
Dec 31, 2018 0.00%
Sep 30, 2018 0.00%
Jun 30, 2018 0.00%
Mar 31, 2018 0.00%
Dec 31, 2017 0.00%
Sep 30, 2017 0.00%
Jun 30, 2017 0.00%
Mar 31, 2017 0.00%
Dec 31, 2016 0.00%
Sep 30, 2016 0.00%
Jun 30, 2016 0.00%