Growth Metrics

Strategic Education (STRA) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Net Margin rose 93.0% to 10.72% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 10.2% through Mar 2026, up 107.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.98% for FY2025, 75.0% up from the prior year.

Strategic Education filings provide 18 years of Net Margin readings, the most recent being 10.72% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin hit 10.72% in Q1 2026 for Strategic Education, down from 11.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 12.91% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.8% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 7.56%, with a median of 8.32% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Margin hit 1105bps in 2024, while the deepest fall reached -477bps in 2024.
  • Strategic Education's Net Margin stood at 6.79% in 2022, then surged by 90bps to 12.91% in 2023, then plummeted by -37bps to 8.14% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 44bps to 11.73% in 2025, then dropped by -9bps to 10.72% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's Net Margin are 10.72% (Q1 2026), 11.73% (Q4 2025), and 8.32% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -17.22%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 2.49%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.40%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 14.16%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 24.33%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.22%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 10.72%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 3.03%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 10.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.72%
Dec 31, 2025 11.73%
Sep 30, 2025 8.32%
Jun 30, 2025 10.06%
Mar 31, 2025 9.78%
Dec 31, 2024 8.14%
Sep 30, 2024 9.07%
Jun 30, 2024 9.57%
Mar 31, 2024 10.25%
Dec 31, 2023 12.91%
Sep 30, 2023 6.46%
Jun 30, 2023 4.95%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.80%
Dec 31, 2022 6.79%
Sep 30, 2022 2.32%
Jun 30, 2022 5.56%
Mar 31, 2022 2.73%
Dec 31, 2021 7.97%
Sep 30, 2021 1.43%
Jun 30, 2021 6.68%
Mar 31, 2021 3.30%
Dec 31, 2020 2.21%
Sep 30, 2020 4.59%
Jun 30, 2020 13.35%
Mar 31, 2020 13.30%
Dec 31, 2019 10.81%
Sep 30, 2019 6.90%
Jun 30, 2019 9.96%
Mar 31, 2019 4.67%
Dec 31, 2018 9.27%
Sep 30, 2018 -32.79%
Jun 30, 2018 4.52%
Mar 31, 2018 8.09%
Dec 31, 2017 -5.47%
Sep 30, 2017 5.74%
Jun 30, 2017 9.14%
Mar 31, 2017 9.21%
Dec 31, 2016 2.79%
Sep 30, 2016 2.82%
Jun 30, 2016 7.18%