strategic education inc. - STRA

STRA

Close Chg Chg %
83.19 0.49 0.59%

Closed Market

83.68

+0.49 (0.59%)

Volume: 178.33K

Last Updated:

Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: strategic education inc. - STRA

STRA Key Data

Open

$82.99

Day Range

82.29 - 84.21

52 Week Range

72.17 - 92.98

Market Cap

$1.90B

Shares Outstanding

22.73M

Public Float

21.91M

Beta

0.54

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

15.47

EPS

$5.58

Yield

286.81%

Dividend

$0.60

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 9, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

338.93K

 

STRA Performance

1 Week
 
2.73%
 
1 Month
 
1.48%
 
3 Months
 
6.49%
 
1 Year
 
3.22%
 
5 Years
 
-9.91%
 

STRA Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 3
Full Ratings ➔

About strategic education inc. - STRA

Strategic Education, Inc. engages in the provision of educational services. It provides access to education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills. The firm operates through three segments: U.S. Higher Education, Education Technology Services and Australia/New Zealand. The U.S. Higher Education segment primarily consists of Strayer University and Capella University and focuses on providing flexible and affordable certificate and degree programs to working adults. The Education Technology Services segment focuses on developing and maintaining relationships with employers to build employee education benefits programs. The Australia/New Zealand segment through Torrens University and associated assets, provides certificate and degree programs in Australia and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

STRA At a Glance

Strategic Education, Inc.
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard
Herndon, Virginia 20171
Phone 1-703-561-1600 Revenue 1.27B
Industry Other Consumer Services Net Income 126.61M
Sector Consumer Services 2025 Sales Growth 3.958%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 6,134
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STRA Valuation

P/E Current 15.467
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 14.823
Price to Sales Ratio 1.48
Price to Book Ratio 1.119
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.47
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.482
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.443
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.06

STRA Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 206,752.527
Income Per Employee 20,641.343
Receivables Turnover 15.713
Total Asset Turnover 0.62

STRA Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.253
Quick Ratio 1.253
Cash Ratio 0.717

STRA Profitability

Gross Margin 48.975
Operating Margin 15.466
Pretax Margin 13.988
Net Margin 9.984
Return on Assets 6.194
Return on Equity 7.653
Return on Total Capital 7.212
Return on Invested Capital 7.225

STRA Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 6.628
Total Debt to Total Capital 6.216
Total Debt to Total Assets 5.353
Long-Term Debt to Equity 5.662
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 5.31
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Annual Financials for Strategic Education Inc. - STRA

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.07B 1.13B 1.22B 1.27B
Sales Growth
-5.85% +6.33% +7.68% +3.96%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
611.67M 635.36M 650.50M 647.11M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
63.12M 57.31M 44.38M 48.41M
Depreciation
48.77M 45.86M 44.38M 48.41M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - 14.35M 11.46M
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COGS Growth
-7.29% +3.87% +2.38% -0.52%
Gross Income
453.81M 497.56M 569.43M 621.11M
Gross Income Growth
-3.84% +9.64% +14.44% +9.07%
Gross Profit Margin
+42.59% +43.92% +46.68% +48.97%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
379.82M 384.44M 412.16M 424.97M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
379.82M 384.44M 412.16M 424.97M
SGA Growth
+5.11% +1.22% +7.21% +3.11%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
6.12M 19.94M 1.65M 21.91M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
67.88M 93.19M 155.63M 174.23M
Non Operating Income/Expense
7.39M 14.74M 9.60M 3.16M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- 5.70M 7.20M 3.80M
Interest Expense Growth
+58.33% +26.32% -47.22% -100.00%
Gross Interest Expense
- 5.70M 7.20M 3.80M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
69.57M 100.73M 161.43M 177.39M
Pretax Income Growth
-9.18% +44.79% +60.27% +9.89%
Pretax Margin
+6.53% +8.89% +13.23% +13.99%
Income Tax
22.90M 30.93M 48.75M 50.78M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
19.48M 26.30M 34.74M 31.23M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
12.06M 10.96M 14.29M 11.79M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(3.65M) (2.54M) (5.00K) 7.88M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(4.99M) (3.79M) (282.00K) (109.00K)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
46.67M 69.79M 112.68M 126.61M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
46.67M 69.79M 112.68M 126.61M
Net Income Growth
-15.28% +49.54% +61.46% +12.36%
Net Margin Growth
+4.38% +6.16% +9.24% +9.98%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
46.67M 69.79M 112.68M 126.61M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
46.67M 69.79M 112.68M 126.61M
EPS (Basic)
1.9709 2.9821 4.8143 5.5657
EPS (Basic) Growth
-14.29% +51.31% +61.44% +15.61%
Basic Shares Outstanding
23.68M 23.40M 23.41M 22.75M
EPS (Diluted)
1.9448 2.9133 4.6679 5.4104
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-14.84% +49.80% +60.23% +15.91%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
24.00M 23.96M 24.14M 23.40M
EBITDA
137.12M 170.43M 201.65M 244.55M
EBITDA Growth
-35.93% +24.30% +18.32% +21.27%
EBITDA Margin
+12.87% +15.04% +16.53% +19.28%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 98.333
Number of Ratings 3 Current Quarters Estimate 1.747
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 7.003
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.49 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.18 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 8.047
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 3 3 3 3
Mean Estimate 1.75 1.83 7.00 8.05
High Estimates 1.80 1.87 7.20 8.12
Low Estimate 1.71 1.79 6.90 8.00
Coefficient of Variance 2.71 2.19 2.43 0.80

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 3
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Buy

Insider Actions for Strategic Education Inc. - STRA

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 5, 2026 Daniel Wayne Jackson CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 107,421 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $81.73 per share 8,779,518.33
Mar 5, 2026 Daniel Wayne Jackson CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 102,148 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $82.51 per share 8,428,231.48
Mar 5, 2026 Daniel Wayne Jackson CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 100,096 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $83.75 per share 8,383,040.00

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