APEI
American Public Education Inc Consumer Discretionary Services-Educational Services Russell 3000
$40.57Close
$735.4MMarket cap
$30.67 – $60.8652-week range
Nov 9, 2026Next report · after the close
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +115% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+20 pts)
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 24 · weaker than 76% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 33% below its 52-week high
- Results soon Nov 9, 2026, in 8 days
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
33%
1wk
down 16.8%
price change
1mo
down 3.8%
price change
12-month return
up 18%
market up 11% ·
its own up 9%
F-score
8 / 9
Exceptional
Altman Z″
4.20
Low risk
P/E
23.3×
price / earnings
PEG
0.26
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
2.5×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 7.3%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
73%
of the market · cheap
Revenue growth
up 4%
year on year
EPS growth
up 115%
latest quarter · +20 pts
Sales growth
up 6%
latest quarter · -1 pts
ROE
up 11%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 7%
$46.1M FCF
D/E
0.32
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.2×
net cash
Interest cover
—EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- issued more shares
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profitability improving
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- short-term liquidity improved
- gross margin widened
- assets working harder
Repair signals
- Gross margin 52.7% → 54.2%
Trade setup
ATR%
4.2%
$1.71 a day · 2×ATR $37.16
RS
24 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
3 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.4×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.92
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 9, 2026
Trend template · 3 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
- Price above the 50-day average: fails
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Shareholders diluted The share count rose 2.3% over the year, from 18m to 18m shares. Each existing share owns a smaller fraction of the company than it did a year ago.
Last reported
Aug 10, 2026
Last shock
Jul 15, 2026-15% in one session3.6× volumeno filing matched-18% since
Financials
- Gross 54%
- Net 5%
- Free cash 7%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $321.8M | $418.8M | $606.3M | $600.5M | $624.6M | $648.9M |
| Gross margin | 62% | 59% | 52% | 51% | 53% | 54% |
| Operating income | $24.8M | $30.4M | -$137.3M | -$48.3M | $33.1M | $47.9M |
| Net income | $18.8M | $17.8M | -$115.0M | -$47.3M | $16.1M | $31.6M |
| Net margin | 6% | 4% | -19% | -8% | 3% | 5% |
| Earnings per share | $1.25 | $0.97 | -$6.08 | -$2.60 | $0.89 | $1.69 |
| Free cash flow | $39.9M | $4.4M | $12.8M | $31.6M | $27.8M | $46.1M |
| Free cash margin | 12% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Cash | $227.7M | $149.6M | $102.5M | $116.7M | $131.9M | $174.1M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $151.8M | $93.2M | $94.7M | $93.4M | $94.7M |
| Shareholders' equity | $306.9M | $415.6M | $349.7M | $292.0M | $303.9M | $294.8M |
| Shares outstanding | 14.81m | 18.71m | 18.89m | 17.60m | 17.71m | 18.13m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 41d |
| May 11, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 41d |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 71d |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 41d |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 37d |
| May 12, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 42d |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 65d |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 43d |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 37d |
| May 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 37d |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 65d |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 38d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 26, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| May 11, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Holder rights changed · Charter or bylaws · Other events ↗ |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Other events ↗ |