Strategic Education (STRA) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Strategic Education (STRA) reported FCF Margin of 25.27% for Q1 2026, up 638.0% on a YoY basis from 3.42% in Q1 2025, and up 203.03% quarter-over-quarter from 8.34% in Q4 2025.

Strategic Education (STRA) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Strategic Education has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 25.27% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 638.0% year-over-year to 25.27%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.69% (up 415.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.14%, up 158.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 25.27%, up from 8.34% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 25.27% in Q1 2026, with the low at 3.46% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 10.46% across 5 years, with a median of 10.51% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin sank 817 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1307 bps.
  • Strategic Education's FCF Margin stood at 3.46% in 2022, then soared by 294 bps to 6.71% in 2023, then sank by 78 bps to 1.5% in 2024, then jumped by 456 bps to 8.34% in 2025, then soared by 203 bps to 25.27% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 25.27% (Q1 2026), 8.34% (Q4 2025), and 15.4% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 19.66%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.93%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 41.97%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 29.13%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 28.01%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -36.65%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -11.94%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.51%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 25.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.27%
Dec 31, 2025 8.34%
Sep 30, 2025 15.40%
Jun 30, 2025 6.34%
Mar 31, 2025 18.89%
Dec 31, 2024 1.50%
Sep 30, 2024 13.75%
Jun 30, 2024 4.34%
Mar 31, 2024 23.58%
Dec 31, 2023 6.71%
Sep 30, 2023 12.91%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.40%
Mar 31, 2023 10.51%
Dec 31, 2022 -3.46%
Sep 30, 2022 13.01%
Jun 30, 2022 4.05%
Mar 31, 2022 18.12%
Dec 31, 2021 1.31%
Sep 30, 2021 9.20%
Jun 30, 2021 12.22%