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

Strategic Education (STRA) reported Net Margin of 10.72% for Q1 2026, up 93.0% on a YoY basis from 5.55% in Q1 2025, and down 8.62% quarter-over-quarter from 11.73% in Q4 2025.

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

Strategic Education has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.72% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 93.0% year-over-year to 10.72%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.2% (up 107.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.98%, up 75.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.72%, down from 11.73% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 12.91% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.8% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 7.56% across 5 years, with a median of 8.32% in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Net Margin was 1105 bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of 477 bps in 2024.
  • Strategic Education's Net Margin stood at 6.79% in 2022, then jumped by 90 bps to 12.91% in 2023, then sank by 37 bps to 8.14% in 2024, then soared by 44 bps to 11.73% in 2025, then slipped by 9 bps to 10.72% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 10.72% (Q1 2026), 11.73% (Q4 2025), and 8.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -21.10%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 2.49%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -3.35%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 14.16%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.40%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -10.84%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.22%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 24.33%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 10.72%

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%