Growth Metrics

Strategic Education (STRA) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2018)

Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 177.9% to $49.6 million in Q4 2018 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $137.0 million through Dec 2018, up 65.95% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $137.0 million for FY2018, 65.95% up from the prior year.

Strategic Education filings provide 10 years of Cost of Revenue readings, the most recent being $49.6 million for Q4 2018.

  • Cost of Revenue hit $49.6 million in Q4 2018 for Strategic Education, up from $46.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $61.8 million in Q2 2016 and bottomed at -$104.1 million in Q4 2015.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $26.1 million, with a median of $36.5 million recorded in 2017.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cost of Revenue skyrocketed 268.49% in 2014 before it tumbled 269.43% in 2015.
  • Strategic Education's Cost of Revenue stood at $61.5 million in 2014, then tumbled by 269.43% to -$104.1 million in 2015, then grew by 6.71% to -$97.1 million in 2016, then surged by 118.36% to $17.8 million in 2017, then skyrocketed by 177.9% to $49.6 million in 2018.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's Cost of Revenue are $49.6 million (Q4 2018), $46.2 million (Q3 2018), and $21.1 million (Q2 2018).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 8.44 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 394.99 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 289.01 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 63.99 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 398.31 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 47.07 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 117.43 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 23.90 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 74.63 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2018 49.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 49.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 46.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 46.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 21.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 21.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 20.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 20.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 17.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 17.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 26.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 26.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 19.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 19.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 18.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 18.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -97.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -97.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 56.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 56.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 61.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 61.78 Mn