Strategic Education (STRA) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Strategic Education (STRA) reported Ending Cash Balance of $132.15 million for Q2 2026, down 8.9% from $144.98 million a year earlier and down 17.8% from the prior quarter.
Strategic Education (STRA) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Strategic Education posted Ending Cash Balance of $149.51 million, up 1.9% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $146.66 million in FY2024 (-19.4%), $181.93 million in FY2023 (-20.0%), $227.45 million in FY2022 (-18.5%) and $279.21 million in FY2021 (+38.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q4 2016.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 13.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 38.2%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 60.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $160.82 million (Q1 2026), $149.51 million (Q4 2025) and $160.51 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.51 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 174.44 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.25 Bn | -3.14 Bn | 20,000.00 | 1.95 Bn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.70 Bn | -6.78 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 1.95 Bn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.30 Bn | 362.94 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 216.05 Mn |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.91 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 194.03 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.60 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 84.20 Mn |
| 7 | Covista | 4.21 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 224.56 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.29 Bn | 106.89 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 547.75 Mn |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.19 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 49.70 Mn | - |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.58 Bn | 977.89 Mn | - | 132.15 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 132.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 160.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 149.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 160.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 144.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 156.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 146.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 207.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 244.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 237.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 181.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 181.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 198.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 218.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 227.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 278.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 276.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 307.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 279.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 286.83 Mn |
Strategic Education Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();