APEIAmerican Public Education Inc
+4.9% today · +25.8% over a year
10/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 97% of the instruments we score
Quality: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. No dividend.
American Public Education Inc (APEI) valuation against sector peers: P/E 15.5 (sector median 18.3), P/B 2.3, EV/EBIT 9.4, free-cash-flow yield 7.9%, P/S 1.1.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Consumer discretionary companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | APEI | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 15.5 | 18.3 · n=193 | 15% below |
| P/B | 2.3 | 2.6 · n=203 | 14% below |
| P/S | 1.1 | 1.2 · n=229 | 12% below |
| EV/EBIT | 9.4 | 15.6 · n=173 | 40% below |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.9% | 5.6% · n=224 | 41% above |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% · n=245 | — |
| Return on equity | 15.6% | 14.1% · n=210 | 10% above |
| Return on invested capital | 21.1% | 12.0% · n=195 | 76% above |
| Gross margin | 56.2% | 40.5% · n=195 | 39% above |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.66 | 1.13 · n=176 | 247% below |
Value factor: 84 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| AMZNAmazon.com | 21.4 | 4.7 | 28.3 | −1.6% | 0.0% | 4/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLATesla | 464.4 | 16.7 | 420.5 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1/10 |
| HDThe Home Depot | 24.8 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 4.3% | 2.6% | 6/10 |
| MCDMcDonald’s | 22.1 | — | 18.2 | 3.8% | 2.6% | 7/10 |
| TJXTJX | 25.0 | 14.3 | — | 3.9% | 1.6% | 8/10 |
| LOWLowe's | 19.7 | — | 16.0 | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3/10 |
| SBUXStarbucks Corporation | 62.9 | — | 45.2 | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4/10 |
| BKNGBooking | 16.9 | — | 13.7 | 7.6% | 1.0% | 9/10 |
| ABNBAirbnb, Inc | 35.4 | 12.2 | 33.0 | — | 0.0% | 8/10 |
| MARMarriott International | 40.5 | — | 28.5 | 3.2% | 0.7% | 8/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 09 Nov 2026
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