About american public education inc. - APEI
American Public Education, Inc. provides online and on-campus postsecondary education services. It operates through the following segments: American Public University System (APUS) segment, Rasmussen University (RU) segment and Hondros College of Nursing (HCN) segment. The American Public University System segment provides online postsecondary educational services. The Rasmussen University segment provides nursing and health sciences focused on postsecondary educational services. The Hondros College of Nursing segment provides nursing educational services. The company was founded by James P. Etter in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, WV.
APEI At a Glance
American Public Education, Inc.
111 West Congress Street
Charles Town, West Virginia 25414
| Phone | 1-304-724-3700 | Revenue | 648.86M | |
| Industry | Other Consumer Services | Net Income | 31.56M | |
| Sector | Consumer Services | 2025 Sales Growth | 3.891% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2026 | Employees | 5,841 | |
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APEI Valuation
| P/E Current | 39.739 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 27.874 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.087 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 2.324 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 11.38 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 9.882 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.066 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.236 |
APEI Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 111,087.485 |
| Income Per Employee | 5,402.671 |
| Receivables Turnover | 9.387 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 1.137 |
APEI Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 3.462 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.462 |
| Cash Ratio | 2.352 |
APEI Profitability
| Gross Margin | 51.736 |
| Operating Margin | 8.301 |
| Pretax Margin | 6.736 |
| Net Margin | 4.863 |
| Return on Assets | 5.53 |
| Return on Equity | 10.543 |
| Return on Total Capital | 6.894 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.733 |
APEI Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 55.282 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 35.601 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 29.987 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 51.423 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 33.116 |