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APEI vs LAUR // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
American Public Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: APEI 3
— LAUR 10
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: LAUR
LAST: $40.57 (-8.42%) • MKT CAP: $810.8M
fcf-yield
5.69%
LAST: $33.22 (-7.75%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
fcf-yield
5.84%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (APEI VS. LAUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | APEI | LAUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 54.20% | 28.30% | +25.90 | APEI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 17.60% | 30.60% | -13.00 | LAUR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.9x | 9.8x | +2.10 | LAUR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 5.69% | 5.84% | -0.15 | LAUR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.40% | 25.30% | -17.90 | LAUR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.90% | 16.50% | -11.60 | LAUR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.90% | 8.60% | -4.70 | LAUR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | LAUR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.08 | 4.52 | -0.44 | LAUR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | APEI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.8 | 42.4 | +2.40 | APEI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.98 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.9x | 16.4x | +7.50 | LAUR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $810.8M | $4.96B | -$4.15B | LAUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | APEI REV | LAUR REV | APEI GROSS % | LAUR GROSS % | APEI FCF | LAUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $648.9M | $1.70B | 54.2% | 28.3% | $46.1M | $289.6M |
| FY 2024 | $624.6M | $1.57B | 52.7% | 26.8% | $27.8M | $162.2M |
| FY 2023 | $600.5M | $1.48B | — | — | $45.5M | $184.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
APEI // BETA —
LAUR // BETA 0.98