# Strategic Education Inc. (STRA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $81.59, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 13.6×** (5-yr avg 24.5×, 3-yr avg 21.1×). Strategic Education Inc. trades at 13.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 24.5×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 9.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.61**. A PEG of 0.61 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.3×**. Enterprise value is 7.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.3%** (5-yr avg 6.8%). Free cash flow equals 9.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.8%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 14.0%**. 14.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 10.0%**. 10.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.7%**. 7.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.5%.
- **Return on assets: 6.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.0%** (3-yr 6.0%/yr, 5-yr 4.3%/yr). Revenue grew 4.0% over the last year, against 4.3% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 15.8%** (3-yr 40.8%/yr, 5-yr 7.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 15.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 22.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 22.9% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Strategic Education Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.27** (quick 1.27). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.27 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.84**. A Z-score of 4.84 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.94%** ($2.40 per share, trailing). Strategic Education Inc. yields 2.94%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 45%** (33% of free cash flow). 45% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 9**. 9 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 1.3%** (YTD 3.3%, 3-mo 0.0%). The shares are up 1.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.1%** (17.1% above the low). Trading 9% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.16** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.16 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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