American Public Education (APEI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 7.88% for Q2 2026, up 3.56 percentage points from 4.32% a year earlier but down 4.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, American Public Education reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 9.56%, up 2.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.39%, up 2.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of -0.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 5.29% in FY2024 (+13.34 pp), -8.04% in FY2023 (+14.61 pp), -22.65% in FY2022 (-29.90 pp) and 7.25% in FY2021 (-0.44 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -94.42% (Q2 2022) to 13.12% (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.34 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 50.08 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 96.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows APEI's Return on Sales [ROS] at 12.39% (Q1 2026), 11.98% (Q4 2025) and 5.94% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 20.99% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 18.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 6.42% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 10.24% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 7.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -44.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -94.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.28% |
API Access
American Public Education Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();