Growth Metrics

Strategic Education (STRA) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2026)

Strategic Education has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 14 years, most recently at 0.18 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 31.95% to 0.18 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.32 through Mar 2026, down 35.46% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.37 for FY2025, 18.39% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18 for Q1 2026 at Strategic Education, down from 0.53 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.15 in Q4 2024 and troughed at 3.65 in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.4 (2023), against an average of 0.31.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: tumbled 372.11% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 337.07% in 2024.
  • Tracing STRA's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 1.57 in 2022, then surged by 145.98% to 0.72 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 337.07% to 3.15 in 2024, then crashed by 83.32% to 0.53 in 2025, then crashed by 66.56% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.18, 0.53, and 0.29 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.