Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 32.15 | 25.82 | 15.13 | 14.10 | 32.89 | — | 13.61 | 8.56 | 92.19 | — | — | 3.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.96 | 11.13 | — |
| — | — | +11.2% | +64.8% | -64.3% | — | — | +127.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +4.3% | -31.4% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.24 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 0.84 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 1.23 |
| — | +74.3% | +145.0% | +84.5% | +158.0% | +61.9% | +52.5% | +113.6% | +198.8% | +259.9% | +137.2% | -26.1% | -49.1% | -71.6% | -73.4% | -43.8% | -76.5% | -70.2% | -60.8% | -49.1% | -8.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.77 | 3.22 | 3.49 | 2.39 | 2.65 | 2.02 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 0.93 | 1.10 | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.19 |
| — | +59.4% | +163.5% | +83.5% | +186.0% | +82.7% | +51.2% | +120.4% | +193.9% | +268.9% | +190.8% | -11.3% | -42.5% | -69.0% | -68.2% | -33.9% | -54.1% | -27.0% | -35.1% | -32.6% | -15.9% | |
| P/FCF | 17.40 | 34.13 | 4.40 | — | 10.57 | 12.36 | 3.11 | — | 8.67 | 10.98 | 4.35 | — | 1.29 | 1.72 | 2.71 | — | 13.27 | 4.84 | 4.50 | 10.84 | — |
| — | +176.2% | +41.7% | — | +21.9% | +12.5% | -28.7% | — | +572.2% | +538.5% | +60.9% | — | -90.3% | -64.4% | -39.8% | — | — | — | -70.2% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.26 | 16.56 | 8.85 | 7.46 | 13.10 | 12.82 | 6.90 | 4.58 | 8.42 | 13.23 | 7.37 | 3.10 | 3.10 | — | 21.40 | 10.27 | 10.83 | — | 9.86 | 5.59 | 27.33 |
| — | +29.2% | +28.3% | +63.1% | +55.6% | -3.1% | -6.3% | +47.5% | +171.3% | — | -65.6% | -69.8% | -71.3% | — | +116.9% | +83.5% | -60.4% | — | +91.1% | +17.8% | +246.3% | |
| EV / EBIT | 14.64 | 20.44 | 11.50 | 9.12 | 13.01 | 20.19 | 8.00 | 4.82 | 18.78 | 30.98 | 14.58 | 3.06 | 6.51 | — | — | 10.09 | — | — | 13.53 | 6.86 | 122.30 |
| — | +1.3% | +43.7% | +89.1% | -30.7% | -34.8% | -45.1% | +57.5% | +188.4% | — | — | -69.6% | — | — | — | +47.0% | — | — | +121.8% | +11.4% | +783.9% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 51.7% | 55.4% | 54.9% | 53.8% | 54.2% | 51.8% | 54.5% | 56.3% | 50.8% | 50.2% | 53.1% | 53.7% | 51.5% | 49.1% | 50.6% | 52.2% | 52.0% | 51.8% | 53.7% | 56.3% | 56.7% |
| — | +6.9% | +0.8% | -4.4% | +6.8% | +3.3% | +2.5% | +4.9% | -1.4% | +2.2% | +4.9% | +2.9% | -1.0% | -5.3% | -5.6% | -7.2% | -8.3% | -15.1% | -15.5% | -11.8% | -6.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.3% | 7.9% | 12.5% | 12.0% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 13.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 10.4% | 4.2% | -44.3% | -3.6% | -0.2% | -0.7% | -94.4% | 3.4% | 10.7% | 1.3% |
| — | +82.5% | +67.6% | -8.3% | +120.3% | +197.2% | +121.8% | +25.9% | -36.4% | +103.3% | +193.5% | +6165.4% | +718.4% | +53.0% | -206.8% | -101.6% | -153.4% | -3829.7% | -72.0% | -5.3% | -69.3% | |
| Net Margin | 4.9% | 5.7% | 10.1% | 8.0% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 7.9% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8.5% | -2.2% | -34.8% | -3.8% | -4.3% | -2.5% | -73.5% | 3.4% | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| — | +106.0% | +87.8% | +0.8% | +130.6% | +1038.1% | +1517.6% | -7.2% | +167.0% | +100.7% | +108.7% | +298.7% | +12.3% | +52.7% | -211.3% | -170.4% | -825.6% | -10905.9% | -62.4% | -26.0% | -108.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 10.5% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.5% | -1.2% | -16.3% | -1.7% | -2.0% | -1.2% | -29.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| — | +104.1% | +103.7% | +0.7% | +158.1% | +1100.9% | +1529.5% | -3.9% | +166.5% | +100.8% | +110.7% | +331.0% | +1.4% | +45.2% | -230.3% | -185.9% | -1702.9% | -22636.3% | -44.5% | -2.1% | -107.4% | |
| ROA | 5.7% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.3% | -0.6% | -8.7% | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.6% | -15.4% | 0.7% | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| — | +125.5% | +111.8% | +3.7% | +161.4% | +1115.2% | +1575.6% | -2.7% | +167.0% | +100.8% | +110.5% | +340.9% | -5.0% | +43.3% | -223.6% | -175.0% | -1169.6% | -13577.9% | -63.3% | -32.1% | -106.2% | |
| ROIC | 12.4% | 3.3% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 1.3% | -12.3% | -0.9% | -0.0% | -0.2% | -21.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| — | +99.6% | +193.4% | +16.3% | +198.6% | +247.9% | +136.2% | +42.0% | -33.8% | +103.9% | +217.1% | +7282.4% | +879.0% | +42.3% | -230.0% | -102.0% | -158.0% | -1438.0% | -92.0% | -73.4% | -89.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.23 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.62 |
| — | -34.5% | -64.2% | -16.3% | -15.0% | +1.0% | -9.4% | -5.8% | -4.3% | -2.9% | +15.7% | +17.4% | -19.7% | -19.9% | -4.2% | -3.5% | +47.6% | +3834.4% | +2457.4% | +2048.7% | +1840.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.33 | 8.46 | 2.71 | 7.03 | 12.19 | 17.61 | 12.24 | 7.90 | 22.08 | 27.56 | 19.80 | 9.74 | 15.33 | — | 87.93 | 27.44 | 41.27 | — | 20.25 | 10.39 | 44.15 |
| — | -52.0% | -77.9% | -11.0% | -44.8% | -36.1% | -38.2% | -18.9% | +44.0% | — | -77.5% | -64.5% | -62.9% | — | +334.3% | +164.0% | -6.5% | — | +2589.1% | +1397.1% | +2946.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.46 | 3.25 | 2.98 | 3.46 | 2.84 | 2.83 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 2.65 | 2.83 | 2.81 | 2.94 | 2.47 | 2.39 | 2.47 | 2.63 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.11 |
| — | +14.6% | -8.6% | +5.2% | +7.2% | +0.0% | +16.2% | +12.0% | +7.1% | +18.7% | +13.8% | +11.7% | +3.5% | -1.7% | +2.9% | +8.6% | +13.2% | -62.4% | -64.7% | -47.1% | -49.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.46 | 3.25 | 2.98 | 3.46 | 2.84 | 2.83 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 2.65 | 2.83 | 2.81 | 2.94 | 2.47 | 2.39 | 2.47 | 2.63 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.11 |
| — | +14.6% | -8.6% | +5.2% | +7.2% | +0.0% | +16.2% | +12.0% | +7.1% | +18.7% | +13.8% | +11.7% | +3.5% | -1.7% | +2.9% | +8.6% | +13.2% | -62.4% | -64.7% | -47.1% | -49.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 11.33 | — | 27.55 | 16.27 | 12.86 | 6.37 | 15.79 | 41.20 | 6.54 | 4.05 | 41.35 | 26.92 | 8.08 | -59.50 | -3.02 | 1.05 | -0.24 | -41.88 | 2.90 | 6.49 | 0.97 |
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American Public Education, Inc.'s current P/E is 32.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 22.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
American Public Education, Inc.'s current operating margin is 8.3%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking American Public Education, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.