American Public Education (APEI) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education's Shares Outstanding was 18.36 million in Q2 2026, up 1.8% from 18.03 million a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding at American Public Education came in at 18.01 million, up 2.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding was 17.63 million in FY2024 (-2.7%), 18.11 million in FY2023 (-4.0%), 18.86 million in FY2022 (+4.3%) and 18.09 million in FY2021 (+21.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding has increased for six straight quarters, with growth averaging 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 26.4%); the worst was Q1 2024 (a decline of 7.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, APEI's Shares Outstanding in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 18.28 million (Q1 2026), 18.01 million (Q4 2025) and 18.07 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 137.52 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 157.85 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 571.26 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 139.21 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 4.27 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 35.05 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 127.80 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 51.54 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 42.72 Mn |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 18.36 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.70 Mn |
API Access
American Public Education Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();