Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 27, 2026
Consumer Discretionary
Services-Educational ServicesSEC EDGAR

Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 27, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

Strategic Education, Inc. FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business model: Postsecondary education and job-ready skills training via Capella University, Strayer University, Torrens University, and related education technology services
  • New 2025 addition: Media Design School (MDS) became a wholly owned subsidiary of Strayer University with NZQA approval, adding creative/technology courses in New Zealand
  • Strategic shift: Integration of MDS under Strayer's Middle States accreditation while retaining ANZ segment reporting for MDS
  • Quantitative metric: Total USHE students 85,306 with 70% age 31 or older; ANZ students 19,514 with 45% international; Revenue $1.3 billion in 2025
  • Noteworthy fact: Introduction of tuition cap pricing at Capella University and expanded student success scholarships to promote affordability and retention

Risk Factors

  • Regulatory risk: Australian government proposed 2024 legislation limiting international student enrollments, impacting ANZ segment goodwill $510.3M and intangible assets $64.6M
  • Geopolitical/macro risk: ANZ segment enrollment down 1.8% YoY to 19,232 in 2025, driven by international enrollment constraints and FX headwinds
  • Operational/supply chain risk: ETS segment heavily dependent on employer partnerships for 32.3% of USHE enrollment, exposing revenue to contract renewal risks
  • Competitive/market disruption risk: Growth in Sophia Learning subscriptions challenging traditional degree programs, shifting revenue mix in ETS segment (+41.4% revenue growth in 2025)
  • Financial/structural risk: Restructuring costs rose to $21.9M in 2025 from $1.6M in 2024 due to severance and asset impairments affecting operating margins

Strategic Education, Inc. FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$1.3B

+4.0% YoY

Net Income

$127M

+12.4% YoY

Operating Margin

13.7%

+98bp YoY

Net Margin

10.0%

+75bp YoY

ROE

7.7%

+91bp YoY

Total Assets

$2.0B

-0.5% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$5.41

+15.8% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$198M

+17.0% YoY

Source: XBRL data from Strategic Education, Inc. FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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