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American Public Education stock: balance sheet and debt

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$41.16Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 62 out of 100

American Public Education has a debt to equity ratio of 0.55 and an interest coverage of 11.3x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.55
Interest coverage
11.3x
Current ratio
3.46
Cash & equivalents
$176.5M
Total assets
$543.43M
Equity ratio
54.2%
Goodwill
$59.59M
Plus intangible assets of $28.22M
Net debt
−$13.54M
More cash than debt

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of American Public Education, Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$28.75Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately58.5%−$9.71M
2007$48.98Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately68.4%−$26.95M
2008$78.81Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately67.9%−$47.71M
2009$115.75Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately70.9%−$74.87M
2010$141.84Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately68.6%−$81.35M
2011$198.89Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately67.3%−$119.01M
2012$237.6Mnot reported separatelynot reported separately72.0%−$114.9M
2013$271.66M$38.15M$38.15M76.2%−$94.82M
2014$297.9M$38.63M$38.63M78.6%−$115.63M
2015$303.9M$38.63M$38.63M78.0%−$105.73M
2016$320.71M$38.63M$38.63M82.5%−$146.35M
2017$339.04M$38.51M$33.9M85.4%−$179.21M
2018$370.96M$37.62M$33.9M86.6%−$212.13M
2019$354.9M$30.28M$26.56M83.6%−$189.66M
2020$371.02M$30.28M$26.56M82.7%−$217.64M
2021$725.61M$328.57M$243.49M57.3%$134.79M
2022$685.25M$167.33M$112.59M51.0%$79.51M
2023$557.39M$91.13M$59.59M52.4%$88.07M
2024$570.1M$87.81M$59.59M53.3%$68.7M
2025$543.43M$87.81M$59.59M54.2%−$13.54M

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$11.68M$16.82M$1.97M0.12
2007$26.95M$33.51M$00
2008$47.71M$53.48M$00
2009$74.87M$82.02M$00
2010$81.35M$97.3M$00
2011$119.01M$133.83M$00
2012$114.9M$171.15M$00
2013$94.82M$207.07M$00
2014$115.63M$234.22M$00
2015$105.73M$237.15M$00
2016$146.35M$264.67M$00
2017$179.21M$289.41M$00
2018$212.13M$321.27M$00
2019$201.44M$296.73M$11.78M0.04
2020$226.49M$306.93M$8.85M0.03
2021$122.63M$415.61M$257.42M0.62
2022$129.46M$349.73M$208.97M0.6
2023$116.66M$291.98M$204.73M0.7
2024$131.93M$303.88M$200.62M0.66
2025$176.5M$294.78M$162.96M0.55

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 29 Oct 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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