APEI · American Public Education Inc
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 10, 2026TL;DR. APEI raised full-year 2026 guidance on revenue, net income, adjusted EBITDA, and diluted EPS after Q2 results showed adjusted EBITDA up 36.8% with 275 bps of margin expansion, completed the institutional combination creating one HLC-accredited institution, and reported Health+ revenue growth of 11% on enrollment gains.
- + Raised full-year 2026 guidance on revenue, net income, adjusted EBITDA, and diluted EPS.
- + Q2 adjusted EBITDA grew 36.8% with 275 bps of margin expansion year over year.
- + Health+ revenue grew 11% to $86.2 million and segment swung to operating income from a prior-year loss.
- + Military+ segment adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 150 bps to 29.4% with operating income up 10.6%.
- − Active duty channel headwinds from Middle East deployments continue to pressure Navy, Air Force, and Marine enrollments.
- − President of Health+ Division Mark Arnold is leaving the company.
- − Non-core student segments have experienced increased cost per lead and lower enrollments, with Q3 Health+ enrollment growth decelerating to approximately 2.5%.
- − Q3 2026 guidance includes a revenue timing shift moving approximately $6 million of revenue and $4 million of adjusted EBITDA from Q3 into Q4.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $49.88M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin non-GAAP | 12% | 2Q26 | — |
| EBITDA | $43.28M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Health+ Total Student Enrollment | 19,600 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Military+ Net Course Registrations | 98,300 | Q2 2026 | — |
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Versus peers
Education & Training Services — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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APEI
this stock
American Public Education Inc
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$756.59M | +11.6% | +33.0% | 17.0 | 10.9% |
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$8.75B | +0.8% | +15.5% | — | 2.0% |
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TAL
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$6.66B | +10.6% | +33.7% | — | 3.7% |
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LAUR
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$5.15B | +13.3% | +19.5% | 17.0 | 3.1% |
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CVSA
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$4.18B | +18.1% | +9.3% | 17.4 | 5.7% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APEI | +1.9% | -8.0% | -27.4% | -7.6% | +11.6% |
| SPY | -0.7% | +0.1% | +12.2% | -0.6% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | +2.6% | -8.1% | -39.6% | -7.0% | -0.3% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.