Strategic Education (STRA) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Strategic Education (STRA) posted Retained Earnings of $283.25 million for Q2 2026, up 20.0% from $236.08 million a year earlier and up 6.6% from the prior quarter.
Strategic Education (STRA) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Strategic Education's Retained Earnings came in at $255.5 million, up 17.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Strategic Education's Retained Earnings was $218.41 million in FY2024 (+29.3%), $168.87 million in FY2023 (+5.7%), $159.69 million in FY2022 (-8.5%) and $174.57 million in FY2021 (-2.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with growth averaging 23.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 45.6%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 15.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior quarters was $265.79 million (Q1 2026), $255.5 million (Q4 2025) and $241.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 427.90 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 2.03 Bn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 281.57 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 390.51 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 8.58 Bn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 3.03 Bn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 350.10 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 987.64 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 1.18 Bn |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.77 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - | 283.25 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 283.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 265.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 255.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 241.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 236.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 225.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 218.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 210.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 198.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 183.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 168.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 144.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 140.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 142.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 159.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 156.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 166.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 166.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 174.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 167.67 Mn |
Strategic Education Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();