Growth Metrics

Strategic Education (STRA) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Change in Cash rose 13.9% to $11.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $4.2 million through Mar 2026, up 105.21% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.9 million for FY2025, 108.09% up from the prior year.

Strategic Education filings provide 18 years of Change in Cash readings, the most recent being $11.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Cash hit $11.3 million in Q1 2026 for Strategic Education, up from -$11.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $55.9 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$61.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is -$7.0 million, with a median of -$8.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Change in Cash hit 746.35% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 12801.04% in 2024.
  • Strategic Education's Change in Cash stood at -$50.9 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 100.94% to $480000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 12801.04% to -$61.0 million in 2024, then soared by 81.96% to -$11.0 million in 2025, then surged by 202.8% to $11.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's Change in Cash are $11.3 million (Q1 2026), -$11.0 million (Q4 2025), and $15.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (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 -77.45 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 10.91 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -15.62 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 116.95 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 32.84 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -3.86 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 11.31 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -11.83 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 44.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -11.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -60.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -36.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 55.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 480,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 -16.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -20.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -8.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -50.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 2.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -30.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 28.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -7.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 12.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 21.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 50.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -516.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 247.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 27.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 23.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 22.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 21.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 23.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 40.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 35.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 104.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 5.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 5.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 2.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 783,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 17.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 8.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 3.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -76,000.00