Strategic Education (STRA) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)

Strategic Education (STRA) reported EBITDA of $41.1 million for Q1 2026, up 3.24% on a YoY basis from $39.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 20.43% quarter-over-quarter from $51.6 million in Q4 2025.

Strategic Education (STRA) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Strategic Education has reported EBITDA for 18 years, with the latest figure at $41.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA rose 3.24% year-over-year to $41.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $175.5 million (up 13.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $174.2 million, up 11.95% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 stood at $41.1 million, down from $51.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was $54.2 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$1.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBITDA has averaged $31.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $36.3 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBITDA plunged 110.04% — and 2024, when it surged 3165.68%.
  • Strategic Education's EBITDA stood at $27.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 96.13% to $54.2 million in 2023, then sank by 33.57% to $36.0 million in 2024, then surged by 43.34% to $51.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 20.43% to $41.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at $41.1 million (Q1 2026), $51.6 million (Q4 2025), and $37.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -5.19 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -27.53 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 76.23 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 91.34 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 129.08 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 95.46 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -43.53 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 339,000.00
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 63.12 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 41.09 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 41.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 51.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 37.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 39.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 36.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 36.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 41.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 41.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 54.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 16.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 27.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 21.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 13.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 27.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 26.70 Mn