American Public Education (APEI) Total Debt (2021 - 2026)
American Public Education (APEI) posted Total Debt of $87.26 million for Q2 2026, down 7.2% from $94.06 million a year earlier and down 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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American Public Education (APEI) Total Debt (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, American Public Education's Total Debt came in at $94.67 million, up 1.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of -12.4% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Public Education's Total Debt was $93.42 million in FY2024 (-1.3%), $94.68 million in FY2023 (+1.6%), $93.15 million in FY2022 (-42.0%) and $160.52 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Total Debt in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 1.6%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 42.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Total Debt for the three prior quarters was $88.27 million (Q1 2026), $94.67 million (Q4 2025) and $94.37 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 5.17 Bn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 297.25 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 29.76 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 853.43 Mn |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 204.20 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 500.23 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 418.43 Mn |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 70.52 Mn |
| 10 | American Public Education | 778.98 Mn | -34.46 Mn | 95.09 Mn | 87.26 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 87.26 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
American Public Education Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=APEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();