Strategic Education (STRA) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Strategic Education (STRA) reported EBITDA Margin of 18.29% for Q2 2026, up 0.32 percentage points from 17.97% a year earlier and up 1.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Strategic Education (STRA) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Strategic Education's EBITDA Margin came in at 17.69%, up 1.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.56%, up 1.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -3.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at 16.39% in FY2024 (+2.92 pp), 13.47% in FY2023 (+0.91 pp), 12.57% in FY2022 (-3.10 pp) and 15.67% in FY2021 (-5.60 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA Margin spans a low of 5.18% in Q1 2023 and a high of 22.02% in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 12.88 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 6.81 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 17.00% (Q1 2026), 20.08% (Q4 2025) and 15.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 26.70% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | - |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 40.01% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 8.28% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 21.98% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 27.62% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 13.40% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 22.01% |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.77 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - | 18.32% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.76% |
API Access
Strategic Education EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "STRA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();