Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 498.18% to -$10.2 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $32000.0 through Mar 2026, up 100.05% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.5 million for FY2025, 113.22% up from the prior year.

Strategic Education filings provide 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities readings, the most recent being -$10.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities hit -$10.2 million in Q1 2026 for Strategic Education, down from $9.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $9.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$49.2 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$8.6 million, with a median of -$6.7 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cash from Investing Activities plummeted 1645.46% in 2023 before it soared 145.62% in 2025.
  • Strategic Education's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.0 million in 2022, then plummeted by 1645.46% to -$18.1 million in 2023, then plummeted by 172.0% to -$49.2 million in 2024, then surged by 118.39% to $9.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 212.49% to -$10.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's Cash from Investing Activities are -$10.2 million (Q1 2026), $9.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing 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 10.50 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -8.30 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.08 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -84.64 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -7.06 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -36.89 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -10.18 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -14.63 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -2.53 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -10.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -49.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -49.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -8.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -8.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -18.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -18.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -469,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 -469,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 -23.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -23.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -9.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -9.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -12.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -12.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -8.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -8.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -12.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -12.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -2.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -2.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -7.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -7.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -10.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -10.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -627.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -627.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -5.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -5.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -6.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -6.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -24.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -24.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -4.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -4.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -7.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -7.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -2.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -2.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -16.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -16.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 155.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 155.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -4.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -4.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -4.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -4.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -3.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -3.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -6.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -6.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -4.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -4.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -3.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -3.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -5.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -5.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -3.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -3.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -7.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -7.82 Mn