Strategic Education (STRA) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Strategic Education has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.78% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 123.0% year-over-year to 9.78%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.78% (up 123.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.54%, up 122.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.78%, up from 9.38% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 9.78% in Q1 2026, with the low at 2.66% in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.28% across 5 years, with a median of 7.35% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 73 bps — and 2024, when it surged 586 bps.
• Strategic Education's Return on Capital Employed 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 climbed by 4 bps to 9.78% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.78% (Q1 2026), 9.38% (Q4 2025), and 8.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.