American Public Education (APEI) reported $163.22 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.6%. EPS of $0.30 for the same period compares to $0.04 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $160.62 million, representing a surprise of +1.62%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +433.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.09.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how American Public Education performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Student Enrollment - Rasmussen University (RU): 14,900 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 14,900.
- Total Student Enrollment - Hondros College, Nursing Programs (HCN): 3,700 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3,701.
- Net course registrations: 96,400 compared to the 97,581 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Rasmussen University (RU): $60.83 million compared to the $58.24 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.6% year over year.
- Revenues- Hondros College, Nursing Programs (HCN): $18.44 million compared to the $18.16 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19% year over year.
- Revenues- American Military & Public University (APUS): $83.14 million versus $80.11 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8% change.
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Shares of American Public Education have returned -16.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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