Strategic Education (STRA) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Strategic Education (STRA) reported EBT Margin of 13.82% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% on a YoY basis from 13.96% in Q1 2025, and down 15.98% quarter-over-quarter from 16.45% in Q4 2025.
Strategic Education (STRA) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Strategic Education has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.82% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 1.0% year-over-year to 13.82%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.98% (up 99.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.99%, up 75.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 13.82%, down from 16.45% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 18.24% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.37% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 10.75% across 5 years, with a median of 12.17% in 2024.
- The largest YoY upside for EBT Margin was 1524 bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of 608 bps in 2024.
- Strategic Education's EBT Margin stood at 10.22% in 2022, then surged by 78 bps to 18.24% in 2023, then plunged by 33 bps to 12.17% in 2024, then soared by 35 bps to 16.45% in 2025, then slipped by 16 bps to 13.82% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 13.82% (Q1 2026), 16.45% (Q4 2025), and 11.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -19.01% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -10.02% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.29% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 16.00% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 31.90% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | -11.37% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.17% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 30.72% |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.69 Bn | 1.53 Bn | - | 13.82% |
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% |