Strategic Education (STRA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Strategic Education (STRA) recorded Share-based Compensation of $4.87 million in Q2 2026, down 16.8% from $5.86 million a year earlier and down 9.5% from the prior quarter.
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Strategic Education (STRA) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Strategic Education's Share-based Compensation came in at $21.89 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 12.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $22.95 million, down 10.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $25.57 million in FY2024 (+29.3%), $19.77 million in FY2023 (-9.3%), $21.79 million in FY2022 (+20.1%) and $18.15 million in FY2021 (+24.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has declined for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 68.9% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 27.4% in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.39 million (Q1 2026), $5.76 million (Q4 2025) and $5.87 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 6.22 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | - |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 4.12 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 1.62 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 10.11 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 3.40 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 7.03 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 10.19 Mn |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.77 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - | 4.87 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.65 Mn |
API Access
Strategic Education Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=STRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();