Strategic Education (STRA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Strategic Education (STRA) reported Share-based Compensation of $5.4 million for Q1 2026, down 1.55% on a YoY basis from $5.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.48% quarter-over-quarter from $5.8 million in Q4 2025.

Strategic Education (STRA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Strategic Education has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $5.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 1.55% year-over-year to $5.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $22.9 million (down 11.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $23.0 million, down 10.23% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $5.4 million, down from $5.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $6.9 million in Q3 2024, with the low at $4.1 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $5.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.6 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation declined 27.35% — and 2024, when it jumped 68.92%.
  • Strategic Education's Share-based Compensation stood at $5.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 18.14% to $4.6 million in 2023, then surged by 48.4% to $6.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 15.08% to $5.8 million in 2025, then declined by 6.48% to $5.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $5.4 million (Q1 2026), $5.8 million (Q4 2025), and $5.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 2.62 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.50 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 9.57 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 5.40 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 3.60 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 1.99 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 3.90 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 3.20 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 5.39 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 5.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 5.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.57 Mn