Strategic Education (STRA) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Strategic Education (STRA) reported EBIT Margin of 13.43% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% on a YoY basis from 10.17% in Q1 2025, and down 15.94% quarter-over-quarter from 15.98% in Q4 2025.

Strategic Education (STRA) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Strategic Education has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.43% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 32.0% year-over-year to 13.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.81% (up 132.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.74%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 13.43%, down from 15.98% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 17.91% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.53% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 10.47% across 5 years, with a median of 11.58% in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for EBIT Margin was 1477 bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of 635 bps in 2024.
  • Strategic Education's EBIT Margin stood at 10.24% in 2022, then soared by 75 bps to 17.91% in 2023, then tumbled by 35 bps to 11.57% in 2024, then surged by 38 bps to 15.98% in 2025, then fell by 16 bps to 13.43% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 13.43% (Q1 2026), 15.98% (Q4 2025), and 11.58% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 4.68%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 18.75%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -1.37%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 28.47%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 13.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.43%
Dec 31, 2025 15.98%
Sep 30, 2025 11.58%
Jun 30, 2025 14.23%
Mar 31, 2025 13.11%
Dec 31, 2024 11.57%
Sep 30, 2024 11.87%
Jun 30, 2024 13.43%
Mar 31, 2024 14.25%
Dec 31, 2023 17.91%
Sep 30, 2023 8.96%
Jun 30, 2023 5.85%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.53%
Dec 31, 2022 10.24%
Sep 30, 2022 2.97%
Jun 30, 2022 7.99%
Mar 31, 2022 5.19%
Dec 31, 2021 10.24%
Sep 30, 2021 2.72%
Jun 30, 2021 8.92%