American Public Education (APEI) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported 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 diluted 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 Hold at 5.7/10.
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 supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Weak growth
- Negative momentum
- Momentum score 3.7/10 — 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
- $45.61
- Price target
- $54.66
- Stop
- $42.42
- Upside to target
- +19.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.7:1
The stock trades at 18.0× trailing but 12.1× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 22 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — 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
- $834.7M
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 18.0
- 52-week range
- $29.05–$61.59
- Off 52-week high
- 25.9%
- RSI (14)
- 22
- Volume vs avg
- 0.98×
- Score today
- 5.7/10