American Public Education (APEI) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.64
- Estimate
- $0.48
- Surprise
- +33.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $171.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 5.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
American Public Education (APEI) beat the $0.48 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.64 — a large 33.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.0/10) to Buy (Wait) at 5.9/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates APEI Sell at 5.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +33.9% surprise compares with a +75.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-09.
What argues against it
- Risk below floor (3.2 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 2.3/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $46.17
- Price target
- $54.66
- Stop
- $43.57
- Upside to target
- +18.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.6:1
The stock trades at 19.2× trailing but 12.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-27 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
APEI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $872.4M
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 19.2
- 52-week range
- $30.20–$61.59
- Off 52-week high
- 25.0%
- RSI (14)
- 51
- Volume vs avg
- 0.49×
- Score today
- 5.3/10