Strategic Education, Inc.: stock overview

STRANASDAQConsumer cyclical · Services-Educational Services

Price

$54.72

November 13, 2026Market cap $1.2B

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  • Earnings per share here are the last twelve months' earnings over today's shares, so they agree with the P/E. The number of shares changed a lot during the year, so they differ from the earnings per share the company filed, which use the year's average number of shares.

In short

Strategic Education had revenue of $1.3B over the last 12 months and net income of $9.6M, a net margin of 0.7%. Revenue grew by 4.3% a year on average over the last 5 years. At $54.72 the shares trade at a P/E of 211.3, against a median of 25.4 over the last 5 fiscal years. It holds more cash than debt, by $132M. It pays a dividend yielding 4.39%.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to December 31, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings
Market cap
$1.2B
22.73M shares
P/E
211.3
Today211.3
Median25.4
Revenue, 12 months
$1.3B
+4.3% a year over 5 years
Net margin
0.7%
2025: 10.0%, above 62% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

2023–2025 fiscal years

+5.8% a year over 2 years

  • 202510-K
    Revenue$1.3B
  • 202410-K
    Revenue$1.2B
  • 202310-K
    Revenue$1.1B

Fiscal years in figures

STRA's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from 2016 to 2022, 7 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $2.3B
$1.2B
Enterprise value 
$1.1B
P/E 3-year median: 20.0
211.3
EV / EBIT 
20.0
EV / Revenue 
0.9
P/B 3-year median: 1.4
0.8
FCF yield 3-year median: 5.6%
13.2%
Earnings yield 3-year median: 5.0%
0.5%

Profitability

Operating margin 
4.3%
Net margin 3-year median: 9.2%
0.7%
ROIC 
2.7%
ROIC, 5-year average 
5.3%
ROE 
0.6%

Growth

Revenue, yearly change 
+4.0%
EPS, yearly change 
+15.9%
FCF, yearly change 
+19.6%
Revenue, average a year 
+4.3%
EPS, average a year 
+7.5%

The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.

Balance sheet

Cash 
$132M
Total debt 
$103M
Of which operating leases 
$103M
Net cash 
$132M
Net debt / EBITDA 
-1.3x
Interest cover 
–
Current ratio 
1.08

Balance sheet of September 30, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield 3-year median: 2.6%
4.39%
Buybacks 
11.17%
Total returned 
15.56%
Shares, yearly change 
-7.2%
Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 82).

Operating margin

13.7%

Above 68% of the 30 companies in its industry, and 73% of all.

Net margin

10.0%

Above 62% of the 30 companies in its industry, and 65% of all.

ROE

7.7%

Above 40% of the 21 companies in its industry, and 52% of all.

ROA

6.2%

Above 58% of the 25 companies in its industry, and 77% of all.

Revenue growth

4.0%

Above 33% of the 26 companies in its industry, and 42% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC
Strategic Education, Inc.
CIK
1013934
Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry (SIC)
8200 · Services-Educational Services
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Latest annual report
December 31, 2025
Reporting currency
USD
Shares
22.73M

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What is STRA's market cap?

Strategic Education, Inc.'s market cap is $1.2B, at a price of $54.72 on November 13, 2026 and 22.73M shares.

What is STRA's P/E?

STRA's P/E is 211.3, on earnings per share of $0.26 over the last 12 months. The median over the last 5 fiscal years was 25.4.

How much revenue does STRA have?

Strategic Education had revenue of $1.3B over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by +4.3% a year on average.

Does STRA pay a dividend?

Yes. Strategic Education paid $2.40 per share over the last 12 months, a yield of 4.39% at today's price. All the figures are in the Dividend section.

Where do the figures come from?

From Strategic Education, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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