Strategic Education, Inc.

Strategic Education, Inc.

Consumer Defensive

NASDAQ:STRA · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $1.79B Beta 0.50 P/E (TTM) 12.9
$77.41 -3.06%

-$2.44 today

52W Low $69.70High $88.50

Vol 0.22M · Avg 0.28M

EPS (TTM)$6.00
Div Yield3.10%
Education & Training Services

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

7.7%

avg 8.2%

ROIC

7.6%

avg 6.7%

ROA

6.2%

avg 5.6%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 7.7% versus its period average of 8.2%. 1 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Karl McDonnell

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director$2.42M60$158,978.000.70%

Daniel W. Jackson

Executive VP, CFO & Chief Administrative Officer$1.30M51$102,148.000.45%

Lizette Benedi Herraiz

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary of the Board$947,100.0051$55,580.000.24%

Christa E. Hokenson

Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer$946,915.0055$65,195.000.29%

Andrew E. Watt

President of U.S. Higher Education$781,078.0048$21,522.000.09%

Sondra F. Stallard

President Emerita and Director of Accreditation & Regulatory Affairs - Strayer University$539,800.0076$10,711.000.05%

Tal Darmon

Senior Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer51$26,641.000.12%

Alwyn Louw

Vice-Chancellor of Torrens University Australia

Terese Wilke

Director of Investor Relations

Joe Schaefer

President of Education Technology Services

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

3

$261,230.91

Sells

13

$5.33M

Net Sentiment

$5.07M

Net selling

Most Active

JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE

4 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 4, 2029

GILLIGAN J KEVIN

Sell739$148.88$110,022.32
Jun 4, 2026

Hokenson Christa

Direct

Sell2.0K$80.00$160,000.00
May 5, 2026

WAITE G THOMAS III

Direct

Sell666$77.68$51,734.88
Apr 24, 2026

Thawley Michael

Direct

Buy665$72.71$48,352.15
Mar 18, 2026

HERRAIZ LIZETTE BENEDI

Direct

Sell3.0K$79.88$238,202.16
Mar 13, 2026

HERRAIZ LIZETTE BENEDI

Direct

Sell2.7K$79.54$213,644.44
Mar 13, 2026

HERRAIZ LIZETTE BENEDI

Direct

Sell4.9K$80.20$393,942.40
Mar 13, 2026

SILBERMAN ROBERT S

Direct

Buy718$80.82$58,028.76
Mar 2, 2026

JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE

Direct

Sell5.3K$82.51$435,075.23
Mar 2, 2026

JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE

Direct

Sell2.1K$83.75$171,855.00

1–10 of 16

Analysis

Insiders reported 3 buys worth $261,230.91 and 13 sells worth $5.33M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $5.07M. JACKSON DANIEL WAYNE was the most active insider with 4 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-13.5%
+7.6% (13yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-8.2%
+9.5% (13yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-15.3%
+14.1% (13yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-15.0%
+11.7% (13yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at -8.2% over three years. Forward estimates point to Net Income at +14.1% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages STRA?

Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA) lists 10 active executives. The top listed executive is Tal Darmon, Senior Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer.

Are STRA insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $34.04M.

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