Strategic Education (STRA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2024)
Strategic Education's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.43% for Q4 2024, up 2.51 percentage points from 3.92% a year earlier but down 0.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Strategic Education (STRA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q1 2011, Strategic Education's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] data covers 34 quarters.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a four-year change of +1.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.83% in FY2023 (+1.19 pp), 2.64% in FY2022 (-0.20 pp), 2.84% in FY2021 (-2.10 pp) and 4.94% in FY2020.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 2.02% (Q2 2023) to 7.12% (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q2 2024 (a gain of 4.65 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 0.68 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows STRA's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 7.12% (Q3 2024), 6.66% (Q2 2024) and 5.66% (Q1 2024) in the three quarters before Q4 2024.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 10.74% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 13.83% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.67% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 3.50% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 14.95% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 8.79% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 9.35% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.83% |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.77 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 19.19% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 21.14% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 24.20% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.12% |
API Access
Strategic Education Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();