Growth Metrics

Strategic Education (STRA) Shares Repurchased (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly Shares Repurchased rose 24.89% to $40.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $146.9 million through Mar 2026, up 237.34% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $138.9 million for FY2025, 1106.71% up from the prior year.

Strategic Education filings provide 11 years of Shares Repurchased readings, the most recent being $40.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased hit $40.0 million in Q1 2026 for Strategic Education, down from $44.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $44.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $3.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $20.0 million, with a median of $16.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Shares Repurchased skyrocketed 623.52% in 2022 before it tumbled 52.41% in 2023.
  • Strategic Education's Shares Repurchased stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 212.47% to $10.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 34.89% to $6.5 million in 2024, then soared by 584.73% to $44.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 10.28% to $40.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STRA's Shares Repurchased are $40.0 million (Q1 2026), $44.6 million (Q4 2025), and $34.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 34.14 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 108.18 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 127.91 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 8.14 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 40.00 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 8.71 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 28.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 28.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 21.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 21.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 247,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 247,000.00