American Public Education (APEI) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Adjusted EPS

$2.02

Estimate

$0.36

Surprise

+461.1%

Revenue (period 2026-09-30)

$169.1M

Score at report (before → after)

5.6 → 5.7/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

American Public Education (APEI) beat the $0.36 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.02 — a large 461.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.6/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report.

• American Public Education Sees Q4 GAAP EPS $0.81-$1.07 vs $0.90 Est; Sees Sales $179.400M-$185.400M vs $181.543M Est — benzinga, 2026-11-09

TrendMatrix currently rates APEI Sell at 5.7/10.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +461.1% surprise compares with a +154.8% four-quarter average.

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.

Current price

$41.72

Price target

$53.94

Stop

$38.80

Upside to target

+29.3%

Reward-to-risk

2.2:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-10 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

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

$715.4M

P/E (fwd)

10.4

P/E (ttm)

15.8

52-week range

$31.13–$61.59

Off 52-week high

32.3%

RSI (14)

36

Volume vs avg

1.24×

Score today

5.7/10