American Public Education (APEI) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $18.4 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $18.4 million in Q1 2026, and up 1.7% year-over-year from $18.1 million in Q2 2025.
Powered by 
Analysis
American Public Education (APEI) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Public Education has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $18.4 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) rose 1.7% year-over-year to $18.4 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $18.4 million, a 1.7% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $18.1 million, up 2.33% from the prior year.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $18.4 million for Q2 2026 at American Public Education, roughly flat from $18.4 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $19.0 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $17.6 million in Q1 2024.
- Average Shares Outstanding (Entity) over 5 years is $18.2 million, with a median of $18.1 million recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Shares Outstanding (Entity) slipped 7.42% in 2024, then climbed 2.65% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $18.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 6.82% to $17.6 million in 2023, then rose by 0.61% to $17.7 million in 2024, then rose by 2.33% to $18.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.34% to $18.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $18.4 million (Q2 2026), $18.4 million (Q1 2026), and $18.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 137.52 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 | 157.85 Mn |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 139.21 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 4.27 Mn |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 35.05 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 127.80 Mn |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 51.54 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 42.72 Mn |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn | 190.42 Mn |
| 10 | American Public Education | 760.06 Mn | 537.26 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 18.36 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
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();