Growth Metrics

American Public Education (APEI) Total Debt (2021 - 2026)

Quarterly Total Debt fell 5.85% to $88.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $88.3 million through Mar 2026, down 5.85% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $94.7 million for FY2025, 1.33% up from the prior year.

American Public Education's Total Debt history spans 6 years, with the latest figure at $88.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Total Debt came in at $88.3 million for Q1 2026, down from $94.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $159.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $88.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $94.1 million (2025), against an average of $104.8 million.
  • Year-over-year, Total Debt crashed 41.97% in 2022 and then rose 1.64% in 2023.
  • American Public Education's Total Debt stood at $93.2 million in 2022, then increased by 1.64% to $94.7 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.33% to $93.4 million in 2024, then rose by 1.33% to $94.7 million in 2025, then fell by 6.76% to $88.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APEI's Total Debt are $88.3 million (Q1 2026), $94.7 million (Q4 2025), and $94.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 3.33 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 821.98 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 215.84 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 417.58 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 130.73 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 5.00 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 88.27 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 88.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 94.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 94.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 94.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 93.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 93.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 93.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 92.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 95.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 94.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 94.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 93.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 93.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 93.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 155.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 157.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 158.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 160.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 162.09 Mn