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American Public Education

NSQ:APEI · US02913V1035
Diversified Consumer ServicesMedium

360

98
EV / EBIT49
Price / Owner Earnings31
Owner Earnings Yield70
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales51
EV / Gross Profit74
Price/Book40
Return on Capital70
Cash Return on Capital90
Return on Equity65
EBIT Margin45
Gross Profitability88
Cash Conversion57
Accruals89
Owner Earnings Margin60
Sales growth51
Profit Growth42
Long-Term EPS Growth86
Owner Earnings Growth82
Reinvestment95
Price momentum96
Debt load68
Refinancing67
Debt Payback100
Liquidity89
Analyst ratings74
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside41
Market mood19
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

American Public Education generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1991
Employees264
Websiteapei.com/overview/default.aspx
ISINUS02913V1035
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
E-learningEdTechEducationInternet ServicesSoftware

Description

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) provides online and campus-based postsecondary education through its subsidiary institutions. The company offers education to approximately 108,600 students. The company’s institutions offer purpose-built educa…

Analysis

Quality compounder

American Public Education, Inc. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is fair. You pay 23.2× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 8% yearly growth; analysts expect 15%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
82
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2025

All-time low

58

Jan 2024

Average rank

82

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
51
77
87
93
Price/Earnings
41
64
1
81
Price/Book
40
73
84
85
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
26
69
57
93

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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