American Public Education Q2 revenue beats estimates; raises 2026 outlook

American Public Education

10/08/2026 21:22

Overview
U.S. postsecondary education provider's Q2 revenue grew 5.5% yr/yr, slightly beating analyst expectations
Net income available to common stockholders turned positive from a prior-year loss
Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 rose 36.8% yr/yr

Outlook
Company raises full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $690.0 mln-$698.0 mln
APEI expects full-year 2026 net income of $46.5 mln-$52.5 mln
Company sees full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $96.0 mln-$104.0 mln

Result Drivers
HEALTH+ ENROLLMENT AND TUITION - Co said Health+ segment revenue grew 11% yr/yr, primarily due to increased enrollments and modest tuition increases
MILITARY+ COURSE REGISTRATIONS - Co said Military+ segment revenue grew 4.7% yr/yr, mainly due to increased net course registrations
STRATEGIC EXECUTION - Co said disciplined execution of strategic priorities, including opening new Health+ campus in Orlando, supported Q2 performance

Company press release: ID:nPn110CW6a

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Revenue
Slight Beat*
$171.70 mln
$170.88 mln (8 Analysts)
Q2 Net Income
 
$9.80 mln
 
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA
 
$20.70 mln
 
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous educational service providers peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for American Public Education, Inc. is $62.00, about 21% above its August 7 closing price of $51.24
The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago

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