Strategic Education profit margin STRA
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 10.5%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 14.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.2 pts
- Peer median
- 13.0%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Strategic Education kept 10.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 14.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 4.2%.
The median for 8 education and Training Services stocks of a similar size is 13.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.0% | 13.7% | n/a |
| FY2024 | 9.2% | 12.8% | n/a |
| FY2023 | 6.2% | 8.4% | n/a |
| FY2022 | 4.4% | 6.6% | n/a |
| FY2021 | 4.9% | 6.5% | n/a |
| FY2020 | 8.4% | 10.6% | n/a |
| FY2019 | 8.1% | 11.1% | n/a |
| FY2018 | −2.5% | −3.6% | n/a |
| FY2017 | 4.5% | 11.5% | 46.1% |
| FY2016 | 7.9% | 13.0% | 45.4% |
| FY2015 | 9.2% | 16.0% | 46.1% |
| FY2014 | 10.4% | 18.3% | 47.0% |
| FY2013 | 3.3% | 6.5% | 38.4% |
| FY2012 | 11.7% | 20.2% | 46.6% |
| FY2011 | 16.9% | 28.6% | 53.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 10.5% | +1.2 pts | 14.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.2% | +1.1 pts | 13.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.0% | +0.7 pts | 13.7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 9.1% | −1.4 pts | 12.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 9.3% | −0.6 pts | 12.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 9.1% | +0.4 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.2% | +3.1 pts | 12.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 10.4% | +6.0 pts | 14.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.8% | +6.4 pts | 13.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 8.7% | +5.2 pts | 11.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.2% | +1.8 pts | 8.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 4.5% | −0.2 pts | 6.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Education & Training Services nearest Strategic Education's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| STRAStrategic Education | 10.5% |
| PRDOPERDOCEO EDUCATION | 20.6% |
| UTIUniversal Technical Institute | 3.9% |
| LRNStride | 13.2% |
| APEIAmerican Public Education | 6.8% |
| LOPEGrand Canyon Education | 19.6% |
| CVSACovista | 12.9% |
| LINCLincoln Educational Services | 4.0% |
| LAURLaureate Education | 17.6% |
| Peer median | 13.0% |
Where Strategic Education ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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