AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC APEI

Latest FY: 2025 Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services
Market Price $44.74
Market Cap $830.41M
P/E Ratio 32.90
Quick Peer Compare (Consumer Defensive):
Revenue (FY 2025) ↑3.9% YoY
$648.86M
3-Yr CAGR: 2.3%
Net Income ↑95.8% YoY
$31.56M
Net Margin: 4.9%
Free Cash Flow ↑65.9% YoY
$46.10M
FCF Yield: 5.55%
EPS (Diluted) ↑147.3% YoY
$1.36
Basic: $1.40
Return on Equity Efficiency
10.7%
ROA: 12.1%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (APEI)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $313.1M $106.9M $24.2M $1.49 $56.0M $42.2M
FY 2017 $299.2M -4.4% $103.9M $21.1M -12.6% $1.29 -13.4% $47.9M $37.1M -12.1%
FY 2018 $297.7M -0.5% $182.4M $25.6M +21.4% $1.54 +19.4% $44.2M $34.7M -6.3%
FY 2019 $286.3M -3.8% $174.4M $10.0M -60.9% $0.62 -59.7% $38.4M $31.1M -10.5%
FY 2020 $321.8M +12.4% $199.6M $18.8M +88.0% $1.25 +101.6% $44.8M $39.9M +28.2%
FY 2021 $418.8M +30.1% $246.2M $17.8M -5.7% $0.97 -22.4% $16.3M $4.4M -88.9%
FY 2022 $606.3M +44.8% $317.9M $-115.0M -747.8% $-6.08 -726.8% $29.2M $12.8M +189.1%
FY 2023 $600.5M -1.0% $307.7M $-47.3M +58.9% $-2.93 +51.8% $45.5M $31.6M +146.5%
FY 2024 $624.6M +4.0% $328.9M $16.1M +134.1% $0.55 +118.8% $48.9M $27.8M -12.1%
FY 2025 $648.9M +3.9% $351.8M $31.6M +95.8% $1.36 +147.3% $62.0M $46.1M +65.9%
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Valuation

Market Price $44.74
Market Cap $830.41M
Enterprise Value $750.98M
P/E Ratio 32.90
P/B Ratio 2.78
FCF Yield 5.55%
Dividend Yield N/A
Shares Outstanding 18,343,500
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 54.22%
Operating Margin 7.39%
Net Margin 4.86%
Return on Equity (ROE) 10.71%
Return on Assets (ROA) 12.15%
Asset Turnover 2.50x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR 2.29%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 19.43
Cash Ratio 13.02
Debt / Equity 0.321
Debt / Assets 0.364
Cash & Equivalents $174.09M
Total Debt $94.67M
Book Value / Share $16.07
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow $61.97M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $15.86M
Free Cash Flow $46.10M
OCF / Revenue 9.55%
FCF / Revenue 7.10%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR 53.18%
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $1.36
EPS (Basic) $1.40
Dividends / Share N/A
Book Value / Share $16.07
EPS YoY Growth 147.27%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $259.82M
Total Liabilities $13.38M
Stockholders' Equity $294.78M
Current Assets $259.82M
Current Liabilities $13.38M