Strategic Education (STRA) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Strategic Education's (STRA) Payout Ratio was 0.41 for Q2 2026, down 19.4% from 0.51 a year earlier and down 5.4% from the prior quarter.
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Strategic Education (STRA) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Strategic Education was 0.45, down 13.2% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive years.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.52 in FY2024 (-37.9%), 0.84 in FY2023 (-33.6%), 1.27 in FY2022 (+18.4%) and 1.07 in FY2021 (+65.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2011.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 18.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 198.7%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 68.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.43 (Q1 2026), 0.45 (Q4 2025) and 0.51 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.77 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.84 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.20 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.61 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.57 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.27 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.24 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.13 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.07 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.50 |
API Access
Strategic Education Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();