Growth Metrics

Strategic Education (STRA) Cash from Financing Activities (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Cash from Financing Activities fell 17.79% to -$66.1 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$216.1 million through Mar 2026, down 23.9% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$206.2 million for FY2025, 50.73% down from the prior year.

Strategic Education filings provide 18 years of Cash from Financing Activities readings, the most recent being -$66.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Financing Activities hit -$66.1 million in Q1 2026 for Strategic Education, down from -$58.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Financing Activities topped out at -$14.5 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$81.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Cash from Financing Activities over 5 years is -$39.1 million, with a median of -$35.9 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cash from Financing Activities plummeted 275.52% in 2022 before it soared 74.87% in 2023.
  • Strategic Education's Cash from Financing Activities stood at -$57.9 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 74.87% to -$14.5 million in 2023, then plummeted by 56.22% to -$22.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 158.49% to -$58.7 million in 2025, then fell by 12.5% to -$66.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's Cash from Financing Activities are -$66.1 million (Q1 2026), -$58.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$49.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn -152.10 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -41.31 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -127.91 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -19.32 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -29.49 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 29.05 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -66.08 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -1.76 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -16.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -66.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -66.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -58.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -58.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -48.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -48.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -42.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -42.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -56.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -56.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -81.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -81.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -14.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -14.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -14.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -14.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -54.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -54.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -24.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -24.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -19.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -19.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -57.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -57.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -26.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -26.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -35.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -35.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -21.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -21.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -15.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -15.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -17.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -17.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -17.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -17.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -17.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -17.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 125.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 125.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 205.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 205.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -38.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -38.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -13.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -13.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -12.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -12.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -14.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -14.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -15.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -15.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -9.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -9.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -5.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -5.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -2.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -2.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -2.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -2.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -2.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -2.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -2.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -2.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -2.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -2.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -2.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -2.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -953,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 -953,000.00