American Public Education (APEI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
American Public Education's Tax Rate was 30.98% in Q2 2026, up 6.97 percentage points from 24.02% a year earlier and up 23.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, American Public Education's Tax Rate was 23.67% through Jun 30, 2026, down 7.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 27.80%, down 5.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +0.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 33.68% in FY2024 (+13.37 pp), 20.31% in FY2023 (-3.68 pp), 23.98% in FY2022 (-4.80 pp) and 28.78% in FY2021 (+1.63 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -520.93% (Q3 2021) and 66.19% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 539.54 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 543.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, APEI's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 7.87% (Q1 2026), 29.17% (Q4 2025) and 35.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 25.14% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | - |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 37.33% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 11.06% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 18.37% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 24.07% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 38.24% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 21.88% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 903.50 Mn | 90.06 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 30.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 66.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 32.32% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 24.55% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 27.83% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 22.89% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 27.46% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 28.69% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 38.57% |
API Access
American Public Education Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();