profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Strategic Education
$54.72-0.65% today
-32.1% in 1 year
1-year low $52.201-year high $87.62
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $9.46 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Strategic Education sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.07 billion in 2022 to $1.27 billion in 2025, with $127 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Strategic Education handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $139M$58M
Free cash flow 2025$154M
Bought back its own shares$139M
Paid as dividends$58M
Cash vs. debt$141M vs. $109M
Strategic Education vs. similar companies
Strategic Education grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Education | 9.5× · Cheap | ||
 New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 22.2× · Fair price | ||
 TAL Education Group | 67.4× · Very expensive | ||
 Graham | 17.7× · Fair price | ||
 Laureate Education | 16.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Strategic Education's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,065 | 1,133 | 1,220 | 1,268 | |
| 468 | 509 | 569 | 621 | |
| 74 | 113 | 157 | 196 | |
| 137 | 170 | 202 | 245 | |
| 47 | 70 | 113 | 127 | |
| 1.94 | 2.91 | 4.67 | 5.41 | |
| 43.9% | 44.9% | 46.7% | 49.0% | |
| 6.9% | 10.0% | 12.9% | 15.5% | |
| 4.4% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 10.0% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,162 | 2,125 | 2,050 | 2,039 |
| Cash | 214 | 168 | 137 | 141 |
| Total debt | 259 | 213 | 125 | 109 |
| Total liabilities | 526 | 473 | 387 | 392 |
| 1,636 | 1,653 | 1,662 | 1,646 | |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
| 3.1% | 4.8% | 7.0% | 8.8% | |
| 2.9% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 7.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 117 | 169 | 198 | |
| 43 | 37 | 41 | 44 | |
| 83 | 80 | 129 | 154 | |
| Dividends paid | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 |
| 40 | 10 | 12 | 139 | |
| 22 | 20 | 26 | 23 |
Valuation
- 9.5×
- 7.6×
- 0.23
- 1.0×
- 0.9×
- 7.8×
- 4.8×
- 12.9%
- 10.6%
- 3.1%
Profitability
- 49.0%
- 15.5%
- 10.0%
- 18.1%
- 7.2%
- 4.5%
- 7.9%
- 6.2%
- 9.9%
- –
Growth
- +6.0%
- +40.8%
- +19.6%
- +0.0%
- −1.9%
Financial health
- -0.2×
- 0.07
- 5.3%
- –
- 1.16
- 1.16
- 0.61
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 32%of 669
Top 29%of 672
Top 13%of 623
Top 45%of 671
Top 13%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $87.00
- Range
- $80.00 – $95.00
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 1.42 | 1.51 | −6.0% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1.74 | 1.41 | +23.4% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 1.63 | 1.30 | +25.4% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.52 | 1.42 | +7.0% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 1.30 | 1.01 | +28.7% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 1.27 | 1.37 | −7.3% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 1.16 | 0.80 | +45.0% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.33 | 1.19 | +11.8% |
3.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$31a year at today's yield, before tax
+0.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.00 in 2017 → $2.40 in 2025
How safe it looks
45.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 37.4%
News
Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. declares $0.1053 dividendSeeking Alpha · Nov 9, 2026Green Electronics Manufacturing - Global Strategic Business Report 2026: Capitalize on a 24.6% CAGR and $90.8 Billion by 2032, Led by Apple, BYD, Foxconn, Samsung, and SiemensYahoo Finance · Nov 5, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
4/7Passes 4 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
63Pass
Benjamin Graham
82Pass
Philip Fisher
71Pass
Peter Lynch
84Pass
Joel Greenblatt
55No pass
Charlie Munger
53No pass
Terry Smith
50No pass
Questions about Strategic Education
Is Strategic Education a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 4 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Strategic Education AI analysis
What does Strategic Education do?
Strategic Education, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. It operates through three segments: U.S. It is in Education & Training Services.
Does Strategic Education pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 3.1% a year, about 45% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $57.5 million in dividends.
Is Strategic Education stock halal?
Yes. Strategic Education passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 9% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Strategic Education stock done over the past year?
Down 32.1% over the past twelve months, to $54.72. It traded between $52.20 and $87.62 and is 37.5% below its high.
Who are Strategic Education's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Graham and Laureate Education. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Strategic Education's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.