American Public Education Inc (APEI) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of September 2025: 0.81x

American Public Education Inc (APEI) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.81x as of September 2025. Free cash flow of $17.51 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($21.71 Million). See how liquid is American Public Education Inc's working capital to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.81x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$17.51 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$21.71 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$4.20 Million
USD

American Public Education Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2003–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for American Public Education Inc across 22 annual periods. Explore American Public Education Inc (APEI) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for American Public Education Inc (2003–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for American Public Education Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see market cap of American Public Education Inc.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.74x $46.10 Million $61.97 Million $15.86 Million ▲ +30.8%
2024 0.57x $27.79 Million $48.87 Million $21.08 Million ▼ -18.1%
2023 0.69x $31.62 Million $45.51 Million $13.89 Million ▲ +58.2%
2022 0.44x $12.83 Million $29.21 Million $16.39 Million ▲ +60.9%
2021 0.27x $4.44 Million $16.27 Million $11.83 Million ▼ -69.4%
2020 0.89x $39.88 Million $44.81 Million $4.93 Million ▲ +9.8%
2019 0.81x $31.11 Million $38.37 Million $7.25 Million ▲ +3.1%
2018 0.79x $34.75 Million $44.18 Million $9.43 Million ▲ +13.7%
2017 0.69x $33.15 Million $47.94 Million $14.79 Million ▼ -2.2%
2016 0.71x $39.62 Million $56.01 Million $16.40 Million ▲ +35.1%
2015 0.52x $29.94 Million $57.21 Million $27.27 Million ▼ -9.7%
2014 0.58x $35.36 Million $61.03 Million $25.67 Million ▼ -10.6%
2013 0.65x $38.52 Million $59.41 Million $20.89 Million ▲ +95.2%
2012 0.33x $17.58 Million $52.92 Million $35.34 Million ▼ -48.2%
2011 0.64x $45.21 Million $70.44 Million $25.23 Million ▲ +25.6%
2010 0.51x $24.05 Million $47.08 Million $23.03 Million ▼ -24.8%
2009 0.68x $24.96 Million $36.76 Million $11.79 Million ▲ +7.2%
2008 0.63x $18.85 Million $29.76 Million $10.90 Million ▲ +7.3%
2007 0.59x $10.34 Million $17.52 Million $7.17 Million ▲ +32.0%
2006 0.45x $4.00 Million $8.93 Million $4.93 Million ▲ +223.1%
2005 -0.36x $-1.33 Million $3.66 Million $4.99 Million ▲ +55.1%
2003 -0.81x $-1.84 Million $2.28 Million $4.12 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).