Growth Metrics

Strategic Education (STRA) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 113.73% to -$31.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$31.0 million through Mar 2026, down 113.73% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$46.1 million for FY2025, 47.95% up from the prior year.

Strategic Education filings provide 18 years of Retained Earnings readings, the most recent being -$31.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings hit -$31.0 million in Q1 2026 for Strategic Education, up from -$46.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $236.1 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$88.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $24.1 million, with a median of -$34.2 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings tumbled 3494.68% in 2022 before it soared 489.37% in 2024.
  • Strategic Education's Retained Earnings stood at -$35.1 million in 2022, then grew by 2.56% to -$34.2 million in 2023, then crashed by 158.96% to -$88.6 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 47.95% to -$46.1 million in 2025, then surged by 32.85% to -$31.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's Retained Earnings are -$31.0 million (Q1 2026), -$46.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$52.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.94 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 8.31 Bn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 312.99 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -185,000.00
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 762.68 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 725,000.00
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -30.96 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 103.52 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 231,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -30.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -46.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -52.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 236.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 225.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -88.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -23.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 198.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -60.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -34.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 144.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -51.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -44.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -35.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -66.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -28.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 166.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 30.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 40.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 48.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 760,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 659,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 171.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 233,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 447,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 449,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 266,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 32,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 106.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 170.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 168.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 162.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 171.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 167.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 160.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 152.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 141.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 138.21 Mn