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AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC

For the period ended Jun 30, 2026. Filed Aug 10, 2026.

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Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Aug 10, 2026

APEI$39.09+4.9%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

As of June 30, 2026As of December 31, 2025
ASSETS · (Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (Note 2)$146,548$176,499
Short-term investments (Note 3)76,256—
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $21,754 in 2026 and $21,113 in 202535,51265,662
Prepaid expenses20,06814,197
Income tax receivable4,1363,458
Total current assets282,520259,816
Property and equipment, net69,53470,598
Operating lease assets, net (Note 5)55,39057,686
Deferred income taxes36,61339,176
Intangible assets, net (Note 6)28,22128,221
Goodwill (Note 6)59,59359,593
Other assets, net5,8756,328
Total assets$537,746$521,418
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$5,148$4,822
Accrued compensation and benefits20,79722,463
Accrued liabilities20,34913,375
Deferred revenue and student deposits23,92823,016
Lease liabilities, current (Note 5)11,10911,374
Long-term debt, current (Note 8)5,625—
Total current liabilities86,95675,050
Lease liabilities, long-term (Note 5)55,09856,921
Long-term debt, net (Note 8)81,63594,665
Total liabilities223,689226,636
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 18,367,887 and 18,125,860; issued and outstanding in 2026 and 2025183181
Additional paid-in capital307,878311,119
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(7)(18)
Retained earnings (deficit)6,003(16,500)
Total stockholders’ equity314,057294,782
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$537,746$521,418

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(Unaudited) · (Unaudited)
Revenue$171,731$162,766$346,469$327,317
Costs and expenses:
Instructional costs and services76,64078,423151,270153,367
Selling and promotional40,11535,04877,98270,253
General and administrative37,49238,14773,78274,554
Depreciation and amortization3,9534,0888,1078,080
Loss on assets held for sale (Note 2)———1,527
Loss on disposals of long-lived assets535159265
Total costs and expenses158,205155,741311,300308,046
Income from operations before interest and income taxes13,5267,02535,16919,271
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 8)——(1,672)—
Interest income (expense), net634(1,108)(91)(1,995)
Income before income taxes14,1605,91733,40617,276
Income tax expense (Note 2)4,3871,4215,9023,887
Net income$9,773$4,496$27,504$13,389
Preferred stock dividends—1,319—2,751
Loss on redemption of preferred stock—3,501—3,501
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders$9,773$(324)$27,504$7,137
Income (loss) per common share (Note 7):
Basic$0.53$(0.02)$1.50$0.40
Diluted$0.52$(0.02)$1.46$0.39
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic18,36218,03418,32217,937
Diluted18,81018,59718,80818,496

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(Unaudited) · (Unaudited)
Net income$9,773$4,496$27,504$13,389
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized loss on short-term investments, net of taxes(7)—(7)—
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging derivatives, net of taxes—20—(26)
Unrealized (loss) gain, net of taxes(7)20(7)(26)
Reclassification of gain to net income, net of taxes——185
Reclassifications of gain to net income, net of taxes——185
Total other comprehensive (loss) gain(7)2011(21)
Comprehensive income$9,766$4,516$27,515$13,368

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share amounts)

Additional Paid-in Capital · Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) · Retained Earnings (Deficit) · Total Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock · Common Stock
Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2025—$—18,125,860$181$311,119$(18)$(16,500)$294,782
Exercise of stock options——470—17——17
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans——480,4295(5)———
Deemed repurchased shares of common and restricted stock for tax withholding——(177,765)(2)(7,708)——(7,710)
Stock-based compensation————2,327——2,327
Repurchased and retired shares of common stock——(17,840)———(1,000)(1,000)
Other comprehensive income—————18—18
Net income——————17,73117,731
Balance as of March 31, 2026—$—18,411,154$184$305,750$—$231$306,165
Exercise of stock options——6,925—37——37
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans——22,742—————
Deemed repurchased shares of common and restricted stock for tax withholding——(2,569)—(141)——(141)
Stock-based compensation————2,232——2,232
Repurchased and retired shares of common stock——(70,365)(1)——(4,001)(4,002)
Other comprehensive loss—————(7)—(7)
Net income——————9,7739,773
Balance as of June 30, 2026—$—18,367,887$183$307,878$(7)$6,003$314,057
Additional Paid-in Capital · Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss · Retained Earnings (Deficit) · Total Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock · Common Stock
Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2024400$39,69117,712,575$177$305,823$(7)$(41,805)$303,879
Preferred stock dividends——————(1,432)(1,432)
Exercise of stock options——14,431—143——143
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans——480,5155(5)———
Deemed repurchased shares of common and restricted stock for tax withholding——(171,100)(2)(3,691)——(3,693)
Stock-based compensation————2,263——2,263
Other comprehensive loss—————(41)—(41)
Net income——————8,8938,893
Balance as of March 31, 2025400$39,69118,036,421$180$304,533$(48)$(34,344)$310,012
Preferred stock dividends——————(1,319)(1,319)
Redemption of preferred stock(400)(39,691)—————(39,691)
Loss on redemption of preferred stock——————(3,501)(3,501)
Exercise of stock options——8,307—15——15
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans——18,157—————
Deemed repurchased shares of common and restricted stock for tax withholding——(1,286)—(30)——(30)
Stock-based compensation————2,238——2,238
Other comprehensive income—————20—20
Net income——————4,4964,496
Balance as of June 30, 2025—$—18,061,599$180$306,756$(28)$(34,668)$272,240

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

Six Months Ended June 30,
20262025
(Unaudited)
Operating activities
Net income$27,504$13,389
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization8,1078,080
Loss on extinguishment of debt1,627—
Amortization of debt issuance costs346688
Stock-based compensation4,5594,501
Accretion of investment discounts(348)—
Deferred income taxes2,5671,354
Loss on assets held for sale—1,527
Loss on disposals of long-lived assets159265
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debt30,15024,890
Prepaid expenses(5,871)(4,560)
Income tax receivable(678)(1,547)
Operating leases, net315(185)
Other assets458(374)
Accounts payable3262,220
Accrued compensation and benefits(1,666)(229)
Accrued liabilities6,974295
Deferred revenue and student deposits9121,493
Net cash provided by operating activities75,44151,807
Investing activities
Capital expenditures(7,266)(7,600)
Purchases of short-term investments(75,919)—
Proceeds from the sale of real property—22,950
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(83,185)15,350
Financing activities
Cash paid for repurchase of common stock(12,853)(3,723)
Cash received from exercise of stock options54158
Preferred stock dividends paid—(2,751)
Cash paid for redemption of preferred stock—(43,096)
Cash paid for principal on borrowings and finance leases(97,657)(107)
Cash received from borrowings90,000—
Cash paid for debt issuance costs(1,751)—
Net cash used in financing activities(22,207)(49,519)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(29,951)17,638
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period176,499158,941
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period$146,548$176,579
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid$3,321$4,820
Income taxes paid$4,014$4,063

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Nature of the Business

American Public Education, Inc., or APEI, together with its subsidiary referred to as the Company, is a provider of online and campus-based postsecondary education to students. Effective March 2, 2026, the Company completed the merger of the legal entities that owned and operated the Company’sthree institutions at the time, American Public University System, or APUS, Rasmussen University, or RU, and Hondros College of Nursing, or HCN, with American Public University System, Inc. surviving the merger. On August 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education, or ED, approved, and we completed, the Combination of APUS, RU, and HCN into one HLC-accredited institution named American Public University System, or the System.

The Company provides education services through the following reportable segments:

Military+ Segment, formerly the APUS Segment, provides online postsecondary education directed primarily at the needs of the military, veterans, extended military and veteran families, and other public service and service-minded communities through American Military University and American Public University.

Health+ Segment, consisting of the businesses that formerly comprised the RU Segment and the HCN Segment, provides nursing- and health sciences-focused education and other postsecondary education, including business, technology, and education, to students through RU and HCN.

The System is licensed or otherwise authorized by state authorities to offer education programs to the extent it believes such licenses or authorizations are required, and the System is certified by ED to participate in student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, or Title IV programs.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the operations of American Public Training LLC, which is referred to herein as Graduate School USA, or GSUSA, through July 25, 2025, or the GSUSA Sale Date.

Adjustments to reconcile segment results to the Consolidated Financial Statements are included in Corporate and Other. These adjustments include unallocated corporate activity and eliminations, and, prior to the GSUSA Sale Date, the operational activities of GSUSA. Prior period segment disclosures have been recast to conform to the current period presentation.

Please refer to “Note 9. Segment Information” for more information on the Company’s reportable segments.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies follows:

Basis of Presentation and Accounting

The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited, interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP.

Business Combinations

The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations, or FASB ASC 805, which requires companies to use the acquisition method for all business combinations. Under ASC 805, the assets and liabilities of an acquired company are reported at business fair value along with the fair value of acquired intangible assets at the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the amount assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the fair value assigned to identifiable intangible assets.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of APEI and its wholly owned subsidiary. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company’s reportable segments are determined in accordance with FASB ASC 280, Segment Reporting, and are based upon how the chief operating decision maker, or CODM, analyzes performance and makes decisions. The Company organizes its business acrosstwo reportable segments: Military+ and Health+. Each segment represents an educational division that provides a variety of postsecondary academic programs.

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Information

The unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for audited annual financial statement presentations. In the opinion of management, these statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. Operating results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods, including the year ending December 31, 2026. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or this Quarterly Report, should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes in its audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, or the Annual Report.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company evaluates these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and bases its estimates on experience, current and expected future conditions and various other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and the impact of such differences may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits with financial institutions, money market funds, and U.S. Treasury bills. Cash and cash equivalents are Level 1 assets in the fair value reporting hierarchy.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash includes funds held for students for unbilled educational services that were received from Title IV programs. As a trustee of these Title IV program funds, the Company is required to maintain and restrict these funds pursuant to the terms of the program participation agreement with ED. Total restricted cash as of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, was $1.2 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

Short-Term Investments

Investments with original maturities ranging from three months to one year are classified as short-term investments. As of June 30, 2026, the Company considered its short-term investments in investment grade commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities as available-for-sale securities based on the Company’s intent for the respective securities. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, determined using Level 2 of the hierarchy of valuation inputs, with the use of inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets. Unrealized investment gains and losses, net of tax, are reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income. Accretion of discounts and interest are included in interest income (expense), net. Realized gains and losses, if any, are included in gain (loss) on investments.

Assets Held for Sale

Assets held for sale represent excess real property located in Charles Town, West Virginia within the Company’s Military+ Segment. The Company classifies long-lived assets as held for sale when the assets are expected to be sold within the next 12 months and meet the other relevant held for sale criteria. As such, the properties are recorded at the lower of the carrying value or fair value, less costs to sell, until such time the assets are sold.

In the first quarter of 2025, APUS entered into an agreement to sell a building classified in assets held for sale as of December 31, 2024, for $7.0 million, and recorded a loss of $1.5 million, based on the contract amount less estimated costs to sell of $0.4 million. The loss was included in loss on assets held for sale in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The sale was completed in June 2025 for net sales proceeds of $6.6 million.

In the first quarter of 2025, APUS completed the sale of an undeveloped parcel of land classified in assets held for sale as of December 31, 2024, for net sales proceeds of $0.5 million.

In the second quarter of 2025, APUS completed the sale of a building classified in assets held for sale as of December 31, 2024, for net sales proceeds of $15.9 million.

Total cash received from the sale of assets held for sale for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $23.0 million. There wereno assets held for sale as of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the amount assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the fair value of acquired intangible assets at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is not amortized. The Company accounts for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with FASB ASC 350, Intangibles Goodwill and Other, and Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2017-04, Intangibles– Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The Company’s goodwill and intangible assets are deductible for tax purposes.

The Company annually assesses goodwill for impairment, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. Goodwill impairment testing consists of an optional qualitative assessment as well as a quantitative test. The quantitative test compares the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit is greater than zero and its fair value is greater than its carrying amount, there is no impairment. If the carrying value is greater than the fair value, the difference between the two values is recorded as an impairment.

Indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets acquired in business combinations are recorded at fair value on the acquisition date. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset.

The Company reviews its indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If such assets are not recoverable, a potential impairment loss is recognized to the extent the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

For additional details regarding goodwill and intangible assets, please refer to “Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets” to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Series A Senior Preferred Stock

The Company redeemed all 400 outstanding shares of the Series A Senior Preferred Stock in June 2025. The loss on redemption of $3.5 million was recorded as a reduction to net income available to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and was calculated as the difference between the consideration paid, excluding dividends, and the book value of the Series A Senior Preferred Stock of $39.6 million. Accordingly, there wereno dividends declared or paid on the Series A Senior Preferred Stock during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, dividends declared and paid on the Series A Senior Preferred Stock were $1.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures certain financial assets at fair value for disclosure purposes, as well as on a nonrecurring basis when they are deemed to be other-than-temporary impairments.

Fair value represents the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are measured and classified in accordance with a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the observability of the inputs available in the market used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - inputs to the valuation techniques that are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - inputs to the valuation techniques that are other than quoted prices but are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly; or

Level 3 - inputs to the valuation techniques that are unobservable for the assets or liabilities.

The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Stock Compensation, which requires companies to expense share-based compensation based on fair value, and ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. Stock-based payments may include incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights, performance shares, performance units, cash-based awards, other stock-based awards, including unrestricted shares, or any combination of the foregoing.

Stock-based compensation cost is recognized as an expense generally over athree-year vesting period using the straight-line method for employees and the graded-vesting method for members of the Company’s Board of Directors or the Board, and is measured using the Company’s closing stock price on the date of the grant. An acceleratedone-year period is used to recognize stock-based compensation cost for employees who have reached certain service and retirement eligibility criteria on the date of grant. The fair value of each option award is estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model that uses certain assumptions. The Company makes assumptions with respect to expected stock price volatility based on the average historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. In addition, the Company determines the risk-free interest rate by selecting the U.S. Treasury constant maturity for the same maturity as the estimated life of the option quoted on an investment basis in effect at the time of grant for that business day.

Estimating the percentage of share-based awards that are expected to vest, and in the case of performance stock units, the level of performance that will be achieved and the number of shares that will be earned, requires judgment. The Company estimates forfeitures of share-based awards at the time of grant and revises such estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from original estimates. The forfeiture assumption is ultimately adjusted to the actual forfeiture rate. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates, stock-based compensation expense could be higher or lower and have a material impact on the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements. Estimates of fair value are subjective and are not intended to predict actual future events, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made under ASC 718.

Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, was as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(Unaudited) · (Unaudited)
Instructional costs and services$195$173$428$411
Selling and promotional212189423393
General and administrative1,8251,8763,7083,697
Total stock-based compensation expense$2,232$2,238$4,559$4,501

Incentive-based Compensation

The Company provides incentive-based compensation opportunities to certain employees through cash incentive and equity awards. The expense associated with these awards is reflected within the Company’s operating expenses. For the years ending December 31, 2026, and 2025, the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board approved annual incentive arrangements for senior management employees. The aggregate amount of awards payable, if any, is dependent upon the achievement of certain Company financial and operational goals and the satisfaction of individual performance goals. Given that the awards are generally contingent upon achieving annual objectives, final determination of the current year incentive awards cannot be made until after the results for the year are finalized. The Company recognizes the estimated fair value of performance-based restricted stock units by assuming the satisfaction of any performance-based objectives at the “target” level, which is the most probable outcome determined for accounting purposes at the time of grant and multiplying the corresponding number of shares earned based upon such achievement by the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. To the extent performance goals are not met, compensation cost is not ultimately recognized against the goals and, to the extent previously recognized, compensation cost is reversed. Amounts accrued are subject to change in future interim periods if actual future financial results or operational performance are better or worse than expected. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recognized an aggregate incentive-based compensation expense of $2.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively, compared to an aggregate expense of $2.9 million and $4.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. The Company determines its interim tax provision by applying the estimated income tax rate expected for the full calendar year to income before income taxes for the period adjusted for discrete items.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs issued by the FASB. All ASUs issued subsequent to the filing of the Annual Report on March 12, 2026, were assessed and determined to be either inapplicable or not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations.

Note 3. Short-Term Investments

During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company began investing in short‑term investments, with original maturities ranging from three months to one year. Short-term investments consist of the following as of June 30, 2026 (dollars in thousands):

As of June 30, 2026
(Unaudited)
Short-term investmentsAmortized CostUnrealized GainUnrealized (Loss)Fair Value
Commercial paper$29,113$—$—$29,113
U.S. Treasury securities47,154—(11)47,143
Total short-term investments$76,267$—$(11)$76,256

There wereno realized gains or losses from the sale of short-term investments for the three months ended June 30, 2026. The unrealized losses on the Company’s short-term investments in U.S. Treasury securities as of June 30, 2026 were caused by changes in market values primarily due to interest rate volatility. As of June 30, 2026, there were no securities which were in an unrealized loss position for a period longer than 12 months. There were no impairment charges recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2026. The Company has no allowance for credit losses related to its short-term investments, as all investments are in investment grade securities. Interest income related to the Company’s short-term investments and cash and cash equivalents was $1.9 million and $3.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively.

Available-for-sale securities are included in Level 2 and are estimated based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, such as quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Note 4. Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

In the following table, revenue, shown net of grants and scholarships, is disaggregated by source. The table also includes a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue within the reportable segments (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(Unaudited)
Military+Health+Corporate and OtherConsolidated
Instructional services, net of grants and scholarships$84,009$72,278$(23)$156,264
Graduation fees1,241——1,241
Textbook and other course materials—13,050—13,050
Other fees288888—1,176
Total Revenue$85,538$86,216$(23)$171,731
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
(Unaudited)
Military+Health+Corporate and OtherConsolidated
Instructional services, net of grants and scholarships$80,518$65,870$3,380$149,768
Graduation fees910——910
Textbook and other course materials—10,867—10,867
Other fees303918—1,221
Total Revenue$81,731$77,655$3,380$162,766
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
(Unaudited)
Military+Health+Corporate and OtherConsolidated
Instructional services, net of grants and scholarships$172,014$143,851$(84)$315,781
Graduation fees2,354——2,354
Textbook and other course materials—25,896—25,896
Other fees6131,825—2,438
Total Revenue$174,981$171,572$(84)$346,469
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
(Unaudited)
Military+Health+Corporate and OtherConsolidated
Instructional services, net of grants and scholarships$163,069$129,985$7,058$300,112
Graduation fees1,997——1,997
Textbook and other course materials—22,689—22,689
Other fees6111,908—2,519
Total Revenue$165,677$154,582$7,058$327,317

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, Corporate and Other includes the elimination of intersegment revenue for courses taken by employees of APEI at a reportable segment or by employees of one reportable segment at the other reportable segment.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, Corporate and Other includes tuition and contract training revenue earned by GSUSA and the elimination of intersegment revenue for courses taken by employees of APEI at a reportable segment or by employees of one reportable segment at the other reportable segment.

Contract Balances and Performance Obligations

The Company hadno contract assets or deferred contract costs as of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025.

The Company recognizes a contract liability, or deferred revenue, when a student begins a course or starts a term. Deferred revenue at June 30, 2026, was $23.9 million and includes $15.1 million in future revenue that had not yet been earned for courses and terms that were in progress, as well as $8.8 million in consideration received in advance for future courses or terms, or student deposits. Deferred revenue represents the Company’s performance obligation to transfer future instructional services to students. Deferred revenue at December 31, 2025, was $23.0 million and includes $15.0 million in future revenue that had not yet been earned for courses and terms that were in progress, as well as $8.0 million in student deposits.

The Company has elected, as a practical expedient, not to disclose additional information about unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with students that have an expected duration of one year or less.

When the Company begins providing performance obligations, a contract receivable is created, resulting in accounts receivable on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company uses the portfolio approach, a practical expedient, to evaluate if a contract exists and to assess collectability at the time of contract inception based on historical experience. Contracts are subsequently reviewed for collectability if significant events or circumstances indicate a change.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on management’s evaluation of the status of existing accounts receivable. Among other factors, management considers the age of the receivable, the anticipated source of payment, and historical allowance considerations. Consideration is also given to any specific known risk areas among the existing accounts receivable balances. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received. APUS and RU do not charge interest on past due accounts receivable. HCN charges interest on payment plans when a student graduates or otherwise exits the program. Interest charged by HCN on payment plans was not material for the periods presented.

Note 5. Leases

The Company has operating leases for office space and campus facilities and finance leases for certain copiers and printers. Leases are classified as operating leases unless they meet any of the criteria below to be classified as a finance lease:

the lease transfers ownership of the asset at the end of the lease;

the lease grants an option to purchase the asset that the lessee is expected to exercise;

the lease term reflects a major part of the asset’s economic life;

the present value of the lease payments equals or exceeds the fair value of the asset; or

the asset is specialized with no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the term.

Operating Leases

The Company has operating leases for office space and campus facilities. Some leases include options to terminate or extend forone or more years. These options are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. The Company leases corporate office space in Florida, under an operating lease that expires in January 2029. Excluding a campus being closed in 2026, the Company leases 27 campuses located ineight states for the Health+ Segment under operating leases that expire through January 2037. Prior to the GSUSA Sale Date, GSUSA leased classroom and administrative office space in Washington, D.C. and Honolulu, Hawaii.

Operating lease assets are right-of-use assets, or ROU assets, which represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Operating lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating leases are included in the Operating lease assets, net, and Operating lease liabilities, current and long-term, on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. When the lease does not provide an implicit interest rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on information available at lease commencement to determine the present value of the lease payments. The ROU asset includes all lease payments and excludes lease incentives.

Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. There areno variable lease payments. Lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, was $3.3 million and $6.8 million, respectively, compared to $4.5 million and $9.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. Lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, included lease expense for leased classroom and administrative office space leased by GSUSA prior to the GSUSA Sale Date. These costs are primarily related to long-term operating leases but also include amounts for short-term leases with terms greater than 30 days that are not material. Cash paid for amounts included in the present value of operating lease liabilities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, was $3.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively, compared to $4.8 million and $9.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and is included in operating cash flows.

Finance Leases

The Company leases copiers and printers pursuant to leases that are classified as finance leases and that expire in 2027. The Company pledged the assets financed to secure the outstanding leases. As of June 30, 2026, the total finance lease liability was $0.1 million, with an average interest rate of 7.00%. The ROU assets are recorded within Property and equipment, net on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Lease amortization expense associated with the Company’s finance leases was

$0.1 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, and is recorded in Depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following tables present information about the amount and timing of cash flows arising from the Company’s operating and finance leases as of June 30, 2026 (in thousands):

Maturity of Lease Liabilities (Unaudited)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2026 (remaining)$7,176$107
202713,33336
202813,334—
202911,627—
203010,042—
20319,774—
2032 and beyond14,202—
Total future minimum lease payments$79,488$143
Less: imputed interest(13,419)(5)
Present value of operating lease liabilities$66,069$138
Less: lease liabilities, current(10,971)(138)
Lease liabilities, long-term$55,098$—
Balance Sheet Classification (Unaudited)
Current:
Operating lease liabilities, current$10,971
Finance lease liabilities, current138
Long-term:
Operating lease liabilities, long-term55,098
Finance lease liabilities, long-term—
Total lease liabilities$66,207
Other Information (Unaudited)
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases5.94
Finance leases0.67
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases5.4%
Finance leases7.0%

Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company performed a routine qualitative assessment of the Company’s Health+ Segment goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets recorded. As part of the assessment, the Company considered the events and circumstances expressly required by ASC 350, in addition to other entity-specific factors. Factors considered included financial and enrollment performance against internal targets, economic factors, and the continued favorable growth outlook for nursing education. After completing the qualitative review of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of the Company’s Health+ Segment was more than the respective carrying value, and therefore, no quantitative impairment test and no impairment charge was necessary.

Note 7. Income Per Common Share

Income per common share is calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Net income available to common stockholders is net income adjusted for preferred stock dividends declared and loss on redemptions of preferred stock. Diluted income per common share is calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, increased by the shares used in the per share calculation by the dilutive effects of restricted stock and option awards. The table below reflects the calculation of income per common share and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, on an as if converted basis, used in computing basic and diluted income per common share (in thousands, except per share amounts).

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(Unaudited) · (Unaudited)
Income per common share
Net income$9,773$4,496$27,504$13,389
Preferred stock dividend—1,319—2,751
Loss on redemption of preferred stock—3,501—3,501
Net income available to common stockholders$9,773$(324)$27,504$7,137
Basic weighted average shares outstanding18,36218,03418,32217,937
Income per common share$0.53$(0.02)$1.50$0.40
Diluted income per common share
Net income available to common stockholders$9,773$(324)$27,504$7,137
Basic weighted average shares outstanding18,36218,03418,32217,937
Effect of dilutive restricted stock and options448563486559
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding18,81018,59718,80818,496
Diluted income per common share$0.52$(0.02)$1.46$0.39

There wereno anti-dilutive options for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, there were 30,000 anti-dilutive stock options and 23,000 anti-dilutive restricted shares, respectively, that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

Note 8. Long-Term Debt

On March 9, 2026, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, or the Agent, and a syndicate of lenders, or the 2026 Credit Agreement. The 2026 Credit Agreement provides for (i) a $90.0 million senior secured term loan, or the 2026 Term Loan, and (ii) a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $40.0 million, or the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility, or, together with the 2026 Term Loan, the 2026 Facilities, $25.0 million of which may be utilized for the issuance of letters of credit. The 2026 Revolving Credit Facility also includes a $5.0 million subfacility for swing line loans. The 2026 Facilities are scheduled to mature on March 9, 2031, or the Maturity Date.

The 2026 Credit Agreement replaces that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 1, 2021, as amended, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Macquarie Capital Funding, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, or the Prior Credit Agreement. The 2026 Revolving Credit Facility replaces the Company’s prior $20.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility under the Prior Credit Agreement, and the proceeds of the 2026 Term Loan, together with cash on hand, were used to repay the approximately $96.4 million principal amount outstanding under the Company’s prior $175.0 million term loan under the Prior Credit Agreement. In connection with this extinguishment of debt, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.7 million, primarily related to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. The loss is included in loss on extinguishment of debt in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Under the 2026 Credit Agreement, outstanding borrowings under the 2026 Facilities bear interest at a rate per annum (subject to increase during an event of default) of a Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR rate, plus a margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75%, depending on the Company’s Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2026 Credit Agreement). A commitment fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.35%, also depending on the Company’s Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, is payable quarterly in arrears based on the average daily unused amount of the commitments under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility. The Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio reflects a ratio of consolidated total indebtedness, net of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents up to $100.0 million, to consolidated EBITDA. As of June 30, 2026, the interest rate applicable to the 2026 Facilities was 5.43%.

Interest expense related to the Company’s credit agreements was $1.4 million and $3.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to $2.4 million and $4.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

The Company is required to make principal payments of the 2026 Term Loan on the last day of each quarter, which commenced with the quarter ended June 30, 2026, in an amount equal to approximately $1.1 million for the first three quarterly payments, approximately $1.7 million for the following eight quarterly payments and approximately $2.3 million for the final eight quarterly payments prior to the Maturity Date. Quarterly principal payments of the 2026 Term Loan will continue until the Maturity Date, on which date (i) the outstanding principal amount of the 2026 Term Loan, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and other amounts owed under the 2026 Credit Agreement, will be required to be paid in full and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of any borrowings under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any other amounts owed under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility, will be required to be paid in full. Subject to certain exceptions, the Company is also required to make mandatory prepayments of the 2026 Term Loan with the proceeds of asset sales, casualty and condemnation events, and unpermitted debt issuances. The Company may make voluntary prepayments of the borrowings under the 2026 Facilities at any time without premium or penalty. There were no borrowings outstanding under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility as of June 30, 2026.

The 2026 Facilities are and will be guaranteed by APUS and certain of the Company’s future subsidiaries that are required to become a party thereto as guarantors, or Guarantors. The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the 2026 Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of substantially all of their respective assets, pursuant to the terms of the Security and Pledge Agreement dated as of March 9, 2026, by and among the Agent, the Company, and the Guarantors from time to time party thereto.

The 2026 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability, among other things, to incur additional debt, grant or permit additional liens, make investments and acquisitions, merge or consolidate with others, dispose of assets, pay dividends and distributions, make capital expenditures, and enter into affiliate transactions, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, as well as customary representations, warranties, events of default, and remedies upon default, including acceleration and rights to foreclose on the collateral securing the 2026 Facilities. In addition, the 2026 Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require the Company to (i) maintain a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of no greater than 2.50 to 1.00, (ii) maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio of no less than 2.50 to 1.00, and (iii) maintain a minimum balance of domestic unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $40.0 million. As of June 30, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.

Long-term debt consists of the following as of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

As of June 30, 2026As of December 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
Credit agreement$88,875$96,425
Less: Deferred financing fees(1,615)(1,760)
Total debt87,26094,665
Less: Current portion(5,625)—
Long-Term Debt$81,635$94,665

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt as of June 30, 2026, are as follows (in thousands):

Maturities of Long-Term Debt (Unaudited)Loan Payments
2026 (remaining)$2,250
20276,750
20286,750
20299,000
20309,000
203155,125
Total$88,875

Note 9. Segment Information

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as the CODM, organizes the company, manages resource allocations, and measures performance among the Company’s reportable segments. The Company hastwo reportable segments: Military+ Segment and Health+ Segment. The Company has recast its historical results to reflect this change. For additional details, please refer to “Note 1. Nature of the Business” to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

Corporate and Other includes unallocated corporate activity and eliminations to reconcile segment results to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and, prior to the GSUSA Sale Date, included GSUSA revenue and expenses. GSUSA did not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as a reportable segment.

The CODM reviews information about each reportable segment’s revenue and categorized expenses, and allocates resources to, and measures the performance of, each reportable segment using reportable segment operating income (loss). The CODM does not evaluate reportable segment asset or liability information.

A summary of financial information by reportable segment is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Unaudited · Unaudited
(In thousands) · (In thousands)
Military+ Segment
Revenue$85,538$81,731$174,981$165,677
Instructional costs and services27,50228,51853,70955,829
Selling and promotional18,30415,94535,24031,646
General and administrative14,89514,80829,28629,042
Other (1)1,1141,0182,3053,592
Income from operations before interest and income taxes$23,723$21,442$54,441$45,568
Health+ Segment
Revenue$86,216$77,655$171,572$154,582
Instructional costs and services49,13846,93397,58491,387
Selling and promotional21,58618,08142,31836,480
General and administrative12,75412,33425,68124,384
Other (2)2,4302,6855,1645,527
Income (loss) from operations before interest and income taxes$308$(2,378)$825$(3,196)
Corporate and Other
Revenue (4)$(23)$3,380$(84)$7,058
Instructional costs and services—2,972(23)6,151
Selling and promotional2251,0224242,127
General and administrative9,84311,00518,81521,128
Other (3)414420797753
Loss from operations before interest and income taxes$(10,505)$(12,039)$(20,097)$(23,101)
Total reportable segment revenue$171,754$159,386$346,553$320,259
Corporate and Other revenue (4)(23)3,380(84)7,058
Total consolidated revenue$171,731$162,766$346,469$327,317
Total reportable segment income from operations before interest and income taxes$24,031$19,064$55,266$42,372
Corporate and Other (loss) from operations before interest and income taxes(10,505)(12,039)(20,097)(23,101)
Total consolidated income from operations before interest and income taxes$13,526$7,025$35,169$19,271
(1)Includes loss on assets held for sale, loss on disposal of long-lived assets, and depreciation and amortization expense.
(2)Includes loss on disposal of long-lived assets and depreciation and amortization expense.
(3)Includes depreciation and amortization expense.
(4)Includes the elimination of intersegment revenue for courses taken by employees of APEI at a reportable segment or by employees of one reportable segment at the other reportable segment.
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Unaudited · Unaudited
(In thousands) · (In thousands)
Depreciation and amortization
Military+ Segment$1,113$983$2,168$2,012
Health+ Segment2,4262,6855,1425,315
Total reportable segment depreciation and amortization$3,539$3,668$7,310$7,327
Corporate and Other414420797753
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization$3,953$4,088$8,107$8,080
Interest income (expense), net
Military+ Segment$465$362$888$681
Health+ Segment361218512684
Total reportable segment interest income (expense), net$826$580$1,400$1,365
Corporate and Other(192)(1,688)(1,491)(3,360)
Total consolidated interest income (expense), net$634$(1,108)$(91)$(1,995)
Income tax expense (benefit)
Military+ Segment$7,727$6,030$15,485$13,764
Health+ Segment208(686)374(1,107)
Total reportable segment income tax expense$7,935$5,344$15,859$12,657
Corporate and Other(3,548)(3,923)(9,957)(8,770)
Total consolidated income tax expense$4,387$1,421$5,902$3,887

Note 10. Contingencies

The Company accrues for costs associated with contingencies, including, but not limited to, regulatory compliance and legal matters, when such costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Liabilities established to provide for contingencies are adjusted as further information develops, circumstances change, or contingencies are resolved. The Company bases these accruals on management’s estimate of such costs, which may vary from the ultimate costs and expenses associated with any such contingency. From time to time, the Company is involved in legal matters in the normal course of its business.

Note 11. Concentration

The Company’s students utilize various payment sources and programs to finance their education expenses, including funds from: the U.S. Department of Defense, or DoD, tuition assistance programs; education benefit programs administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA; federal student aid from Title IV programs; and cash and other sources.

A summary of Military+ Segment revenue derived from students by primary funding source is as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30, · Six Months Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
2026202520262025
DoD tuition assistance programs43%43%44%44%
VA education benefits25%25%24%25%
Title IV programs18%18%18%18%
Cash and other sources14%14%14%13%

A summary of Health+ Segment revenue by institution, RU and HCN, derived from students by primary funding source is as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30, · Six Months Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
RU2026202520262025
Title IV programs77%78%77%77%
Cash and other sources21%20%21%21%
VA education benefits2%2%2%2%
Three Months Ended June 30, · Six Months Ended June 30,
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
HCN2026202520262025
Title IV programs84%85%84%85%
Cash and other sources15%14%15%14%
VA education benefits1%1%1%1%
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