Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%