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

Strategic Education has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.43% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 32.0% year-over-year to 13.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.81% (up 132.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.74%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 13.43%, down from 15.98% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Margin was 17.91% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.53% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.47% across 5 years, with a median of 11.58% in 2025.
• The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 1477 bps in 2024 against a maximum downside of 635 bps in 2024.
• Strategic Education's Operating Margin stood at 10.24% in 2022, then soared by 75 bps to 17.91% in 2023, then tumbled by 35 bps to 11.57% in 2024, then surged by 38 bps to 15.98% in 2025, then fell by 16 bps to 13.43% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 13.43% (Q1 2026), 15.98% (Q4 2025), and 11.58% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.