
Strategic Education, Inc.
STRANASDAQConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
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$83.42
+$1.04 · +1.26%
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Valuation
88
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71
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Company profile
Company websiteStrategic Education, Inc. (SEI) delivers a broad spectrum of educational services, encompassing both traditional campus-based and online post-secondary learning, alongside programs designed to cultivate career-ready competencies. The company operates through three principal divisions: U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services. Within its U.S. Higher Education portfolio, SEI manages Strayer University, which provides undergraduate and graduate degrees in disciplines such as business administration, accounting, information technology, education, healthcare administration, public administration, and criminal justice, available at physical locations across the eastern United States and through distance learning. It also offers certificate-level web and mobile application development courses via Hackbright Academy and Devmountain, as well as an executive MBA entirely online from the Jack Welch Management Institute. Another key institution is Capella University, an online-only post-secondary provider catering to working adults with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs spanning arts and sciences, business and technology, counseling and human services, education, nursing and health sciences, psychology, and public service leadership. Internationally, the Australia/New Zealand segment features Torrens University, which delivers undergraduate, graduate, research-focused, and specialized degrees, primarily in business, design and creative technology, health, hospitality, and education, accessible both online and at its Australian campuses. This division also includes Think Education, a vocational training organization, and New Zealand's Media Design School, renowned for its industry-aligned courses in 3D animation and visual effects, game art and programming, graphic and motion design, digital media artificial intelligence, and creative advertising. Furthermore, SEI's Education Technology Services offers Workforce Edge, a platform that aids employers in managing education benefits, and Sophia Learning, which facilitates more cost-effective education benefit initiatives. Founded in 1892, Strategic Education, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Herndon, Virginia.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Karl McDonnell
- Listed since
- Jul 25, 1996
- Employees
- 6,134
Market position
Day range
Current $83.42
52-week range
Current $83.42
- Open
- $82.81
- Previous close
- $82.38
- Volume
- 239.86K
- 0.82× average
- Average volume
- 291.68K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 1.9B USD
- Beta
- 0.5
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $79.9852
- +4.29% above average
- 200-day average
- $80.1878
- +4.03% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 1.75B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.56×
- P/B (TTM)
- 1.09×
- P/S (TTM)
- 1.47×
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.74×
- Earnings yield
- 7.12%
- Free cash flow yield
- 8.65%
- Dividend yield
- 2.88%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 49.06%
- Operating margin
- 14.41%
- Net margin
- 10.46%
- Return on equity
- 7.69%
- Return on assets
- 6.21%
- Return on invested capital
- 7.62%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.07×
- Current ratio
- 1.27×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.27B USD | 1.22B USD | 1.13B USD | 1.07B USD | 1.13B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 647.11M USD | 650.5M USD | 623.9M USD | 597.32M USD | 608.26M USD |
| Gross profit | 621.11M USD | 569.43M USD | 509.02M USD | 468.16M USD | 523.43M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 310.79M USD | 412.16M USD | 384.44M USD | 379.82M USD | 361.35M USD |
| Operating expenses | 424.97M USD | 413.81M USD | 413.7M USD | 397.4M USD | 449.51M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 48.41M USD | 44.38M USD | 57.31M USD | 63.12M USD | 103.42M USD |
| Operating income | 196.14M USD | 155.63M USD | 95.32M USD | 70.76M USD | 73.91M USD |
| Net income | 126.61M USD | 112.68M USD | 69.79M USD | 46.67M USD | 55.09M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 73%
- 8 beats, 3 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +21.76%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 1.76
- Estimate 1.8 · Miss by 2.22%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$92.00
10.29% upsideRecent analyst actions
STRA news
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$2.40
2025 complete year0.0% since 2021
2026 partial: $1.20
$2.40
2,021
$2.40
2,022
$2.40
2,023
$2.40
2,024
$2.40
2,025
$1.20
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DividendUpcoming | Sep 4, 2026 | $0.60Quarterly | Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |
Dividend | May 22, 2026 | $0.60Quarterly | May 22, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 |
Dividend | Mar 9, 2026 | $0.60Quarterly | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 |
Dividend | Dec 1, 2025 | $0.60Quarterly | Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 |
Dividend | Sep 5, 2025 | $0.60Quarterly | Sep 5, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
Dividend | May 23, 2025 | $0.60Quarterly | May 23, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 |
Ex-dividend Sep 4, 2026
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Sep 4, 2026 · Payment Sep 14, 2026
Ex-dividend May 22, 2026
$0.60
Quarterly
Record May 22, 2026 · Payment Jun 1, 2026
Ex-dividend Mar 9, 2026
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Mar 9, 2026 · Payment Mar 16, 2026
Ex-dividend Dec 1, 2025
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Dec 1, 2025 · Payment Dec 8, 2025
Ex-dividend Sep 5, 2025
$0.60
Quarterly
Record Sep 5, 2025 · Payment Sep 15, 2025
Ex-dividend May 23, 2025
$0.60
Quarterly
Record May 23, 2025 · Payment Jun 2, 2025
STRA peers
ETFs holding STRA
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR109.87M0.10%111.19B USD0.06%$147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI53.66M0.00%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM47.44M0.06%81.62B USD0.19%$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB38.34M0.02%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR24.37M0.04%68.3B USD0.05%$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF21.08M0.02%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN17.32M0.12%14.66B USD0.24%$224.81+0.45%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM17.26M0.10%17.03B USD0.03%$57.28+0.61%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR- Market value
- 109.87M
- Weight
- 0.10%
- AUM
- 111.19B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 53.66M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM- Market value
- 47.44M
- Weight
- 0.06%
- AUM
- 81.62B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Price / 1D
- $299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 38.34M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR- Market value
- 24.37M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 68.3B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 21.08M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN- Market value
- 17.32M
- Weight
- 0.12%
- AUM
- 14.66B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.24%
- Price / 1D
- $224.81+0.45%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM- Market value
- 17.26M
- Weight
- 0.10%
- AUM
- 17.03B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $57.28+0.61%
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