Strategic Education (STRA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Strategic Education has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.18 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 31.95% year-over-year to 0.18; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.32 (down 35.46% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.37, down 18.39% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.18, down from 0.53 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.15 in Q4 2024, with the low at 3.65 in Q2 2023.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.31 across 5 years, with a median of 0.4 in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio slumped 372.11% — and 2024, when it soared 337.07%.
• Strategic Education's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.57 in 2022, then jumped by 145.98% to 0.72 in 2023, then soared by 337.07% to 3.15 in 2024, then slumped by 83.32% to 0.53 in 2025, then tumbled by 66.56% to 0.18 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.18 (Q1 2026), 0.53 (Q4 2025), and 0.29 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.