Strategic Education (STRA) Gross Margin (2009 - 2017)
Strategic Education's Gross Margin was 45.14% in Q4 2017, down 0.49 percentage points from 45.63% a year earlier and down 2.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Strategic Education (STRA) Gross Margin (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends
For FY2017, Gross Margin at Strategic Education came in at 46.10%, up 0.74 percentage points from FY2016.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -0.50 percentage points (FY2012 to FY2017).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 45.36% in FY2016 (-0.76 pp), 46.11% in FY2015 (-0.91 pp), 47.02% in FY2014 (+8.67 pp) and 38.35% in FY2013 (-8.25 pp).
- The Q4 2017 figure marks the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q3 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.03 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2014 (a gain of 29.28 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2013 (a drop of 27.50 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, STRA's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q4 2017 was 47.48% (Q3 2017), 45.30% (Q2 2017) and 46.55% (Q1 2017).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 24.59% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 0.00% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 59.78% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 29.58% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 27.15% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 39.46% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 56.84% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 37.71% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 17.97% |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.65 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | 45.14% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 47.48% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 45.30% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 46.55% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 45.63% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 44.89% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 43.05% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 47.74% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 47.32% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 44.24% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 46.02% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 46.64% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 47.05% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 44.49% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 46.96% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 49.25% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 17.76% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 42.13% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 45.97% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 46.60% |
API Access
Strategic Education Gross Margin 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=gross-margin&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();