Growth Metrics

American Public Education (APEI) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Tax Provisions fell 38.56% to $1.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $11.2 million through Mar 2026, down 4.07% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $12.1 million for FY2025, 16.59% up from the prior year.

American Public Education's Tax Provisions history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Provisions came in at $1.5 million for Q1 2026, down from $5.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $8.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$35.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $1.2 million (2024), against an average of -$1.3 million.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Provisions plummeted 5569.35% in 2022 and then surged 8981.25% in 2025.
  • American Public Education's Tax Provisions stood at -$1.1 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 288.97% to $2.1 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 275.99% to $8.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 34.97% to $5.2 million in 2025, then crashed by 70.83% to $1.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APEI's Tax Provisions are $1.5 million (Q1 2026), $5.2 million (Q4 2025), and $3.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -652,000.00
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 9.90 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -5.71 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 23.14 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 31.55 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 14.18 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -100,000.00
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 9.50 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 1.24 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 1.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -16,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 1.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -15.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -860,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 -35.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 224,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 646,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 2.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 2.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 785,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 2.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 974,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 3.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -239,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 1.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -63,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 3.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 1.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 3.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 2.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 3.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 85,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 4.17 Mn