What is American Public Education Inc's P/E Ratio?

American Public Education Inc (APEI) P/E Ratio is 19.26x based on the latest available daily valuation data on Chartloom.

How to interpret P/E Ratio for American Public Education Inc?

Interpreting P/E Ratio for American Public Education Inc depends on industry, growth expectations, profitability, and peer multiples.

How do you interpret Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E)?

Higher P/E often reflects stronger growth expectations; lower P/E may indicate value or higher risk.

What should investors consider when analyzing Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E)?

One-time items can distort trailing P/E—always check the underlying earnings quality.

American Public Education Inc (APEI) P/E Ratio | 2016-2026

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American Public Education Inc (APEI) P/E Ratio: 19.26x

Stock price divided by trailing twelve-month (TTM) GAAP earnings per share. Shows how much investors pay for each dollar of recent profit.

Latest P/E Ratio

19.26x

As of Oct 9, 2026

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Recent P/E Ratio history

Daily readings for the most recent trading days on record.

Date	P/E Ratio
Oct 9, 2026	19.26x
Oct 8, 2026	19.21x
Oct 7, 2026	18.52x
Oct 6, 2026	18.59x
Oct 5, 2026	17.86x
Oct 2, 2026	17.59x
Oct 1, 2026	17.44x
Sep 30, 2026	16.96x

How is P/E Ratio calculated?

P/E Ratio = Current Stock Price ÷ Trailing 12-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS (or Market Cap ÷ TTM Net Income). Chartloom divides stock price by trailing twelve-month EPS, calculated by dividing TTM net income by the weighted-average share count from filings. Note: Variations in share-count conventions across data providers may cause slight differences in reported P/E multiples.

How to interpret P/E Ratio

Trailing P/E is based on reported GAAP results and is one of the most widely used valuation metrics.

Higher P/E often reflects stronger growth expectations; lower P/E may indicate value or higher risk.
One-time items can distort trailing P/E—always check the underlying earnings quality.

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