Strategic Education (STRA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Strategic Education's (STRA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.96% in Q2 2026, up 133.0% YoY from 4.28% in Q2 2025, and up 1.93% on a QoQ basis from 9.78% in Q1 2026.
Strategic Education (STRA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Strategic Education (STRA) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.96% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 133.0% year-over-year to 9.96% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 9.96% (up 133.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.54%, up 122.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 9.96% in Q2 2026, from 9.78% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.96% in Q2 2026 to a low of 2.66% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 6.48% and a median of 7.76% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 73 bps — and 2024, when it surged 586 bps.
- Tracing STRA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.58% in 2022, then soared by 40 bps to 4.99% in 2023, then surged by 64 bps to 8.18% in 2024, then advanced by 15 bps to 9.38% in 2025, then advanced by 6 bps to 9.96% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.96% (Q2 2026), 9.78% (Q1 2026), and 9.38% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 84.71 Bn | 82.71 Bn | 812.22 Mn | -61.66% |
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| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -401.26 Mn | 227.32 Mn | - |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.74 Bn | 1.61 Bn | - | 9.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.38% |