Strategic Education (STRA) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Strategic Education's (STRA) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.36 in Q2 2026, down 19.46% on a YoY basis from 0.45 in Q2 2025, and down 13.25% quarter-over-quarter from 0.41 in Q1 2026.
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Strategic Education (STRA) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Strategic Education (STRA) has reported Payout Ratio for 14 consecutive years, with 0.36 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio fell 19.46% year-over-year to 0.36; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.41 (down 19.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.45, down 13.16% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio declined to 0.36 in Q2 2026 per STRA's latest filing, from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 2.42 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 7.19 in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.34 across 5 years, with a median of 0.51 in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio tumbled 436.71% in 2023, then jumped 106.9% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.8 in 2022, then slumped by 53.15% to 0.37 in 2023, then soared by 55.11% to 0.58 in 2024, then plunged by 35.66% to 0.37 in 2025, then fell by 3.81% to 0.36 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.36, 0.41, and 0.37 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.64 Bn | 10.38 Bn | 273.50 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.69 Bn | 6.29 Bn | -19,600.00 |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.06 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 237.67 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 777.03 Mn |
| 5 | Covista | 4.19 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 284.63 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.67 Bn | 3.58 Bn | 214.90 Mn |
| 7 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.28 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 188.96 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.26 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 217.28 Mn |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -596.06 Mn | 438.20 Mn |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.74 Bn | 1.61 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.03 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.19 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.80 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.42 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.98 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.14 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.68 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.82 |
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
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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();