Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) stock
STRANasdaqServices-Educational ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 17/3018% below fair value
$55.08+0.78 (+1.44%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.22BP/E 324.0Yield 4.36%
Strategic Education statistics
104 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 4, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 9.87
- 2.55
- P/OCF Ratio
- 5.75
- 8.94
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.85
- 1.13
- EV / EBIT
- 19.62
- 10.04
- EV / FCF
- 6.67
- 11.50
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -7.57%
- 0.13%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.47%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 21M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 3.91%
- 15.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 99.2%
- 86.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.75%
- -7.94%
- Short % of Float
- 7.61%
- 7.79%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.31%
- 5.54%
- Days to Cover
- 7.21
- 3.11
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $89.73
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $50.70
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $71.20
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $76.61
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $79.34
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $3.50
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -5.80%
- -2.36%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -32.0%
- -12.3%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -33.1%
- -14.6%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -30.3%
- -26.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -31.3%
- -10.5%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -31.4%
- -21.2%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -37.4%
- -5.72%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -10.1%
- 54.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -19.5%
- 100.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 552,102
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 384,967
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 317,227
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.48
- 0.65
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 22.3
- 41.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 42.4%
- 49.0%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.88
- 0.68
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 4.65%
- -2.62%
- EBITDA Margin
- 7.94%
- -3.87%
- FCF Margin
- 12.7%
- 2.13%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 0.60%
- -0.07%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.47%
- -2.87%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 1.94%
- 1.94%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 3.32%
- -1.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.08
- 1.63
- Quick Ratio
- 0.86
- 0.86
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 2.79%
- 2.95%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -91.6%
- 2.50%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -96.5%
- 5.68%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 24.3%
- 9.62%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.98%
- 6.72%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.30%
- 10.4%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 40.8%
- 34.0%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.49%
- 7.18%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.63
- 0.83
- Revenue Per Employee
- $350.66K
- $202.40K
- Profits Per Employee
- $2.60K
- -$4.19K
- Employee Count
- 3,683
- 106
- WACC
- 9.27%
- 7.89%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $60.01M
- -$27.47K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $131.57M
- $1.01M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $5.92
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.51B
- $19.04M
- Book Value Per Share
- $67.95
- $1.94
- Tangible Book Value
- $123.91M
- $11.63M
- Working Capital
- $22.00M
- $5.41M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$49.07M
- -$11.15M
- FCF Per Share
- $7.37
- $0.04
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 0.78%
- 3.03%
- FCF Yield
- 13.4%
- 2.24%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.36%
- –
- Buyback Yield
- 11.9%
- 6.37%
- Shareholder Yield
- 16.3%
- 7.33%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.40
- –
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- –
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- –
- Payout Ratio
- 566.7%
- –
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 33.1%
- –
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $50.44M
- $1.27M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 84.1%
- 22.8%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $16.12
- $31.68
- Graham Upside
- -70.7%
- -25.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.52
- 2.58
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 4
- Lynch Fair Value
- $1.27
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -97.7%
- 11.8%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | STRA | S&P 500 | Difference | STRA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -32.8% | -2.7% | −30.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -30.7% | -1.7% | −28.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | -29.8% | +11.9% | −41.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | -28.9% | +12.0% | −40.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | -31.8% | +78.2% | −110.0 pts | -12.0% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +4.4% | +73.2% | −68.8 pts | +0.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +1.4% | +309.6% | −308.2 pts | +0.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M STRA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.8% from the previous report, or 7.61% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,623,306 | +0.8% | 225,160 | 7.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,611,153 | +13.0% | 285,541 | 5.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,426,236 | -9.3% | 362,029 | 3.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,572,322 | -5.6% | 260,534 | 6.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,666,161 | +18.1% | 217,215 | 7.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,411,011 | +16.0% | 276,278 | 5.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,216,765 | -6.0% | 332,390 | 3.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,293,792 | +2.7% | 278,033 | 4.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,259,673 | +16.6% | 341,981 | 3.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,080,509 | +1.4% | 227,271 | 4.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,065,565 | +2.8% | 245,102 | 4.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,036,886 | -1.8% | 279,336 | 3.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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