Strategic Education (STRA) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly EBT Margin fell 1.0% to 13.82% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.98% through Mar 2026, up 99.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 13.99% for FY2025, 75.0% up from the prior year.
Strategic Education filings provide 18 years of EBT Margin readings, the most recent being 13.82% for Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin hit 13.82% in Q1 2026 for Strategic Education, down from 16.45% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 18.24% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.37% in Q1 2023.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 10.75%, with a median of 12.17% recorded in 2024.
- Peak annual rise in EBT Margin hit 1524bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached -608bps in 2024.
- Strategic Education's EBT Margin stood at 10.22% in 2022, then soared by 78bps to 18.24% in 2023, then crashed by -33bps to 12.17% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 35bps to 16.45% in 2025, then dropped by -16bps to 13.82% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's EBT Margin are 13.82% (Q1 2026), 16.45% (Q4 2025), and 11.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -19.01% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.29% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -10.02% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 31.90% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 30.72% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.17% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 13.82% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 3.89% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 11.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.04% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.18% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.83% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.78% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 17.37% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.05% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.61% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.94% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 11.78% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.52% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -34.81% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.04% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.97% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.71% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 12.37% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 16.46% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 4.68% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 11.84% |