Strategic Education (STRA) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Strategic Education (STRA) reported $319.95 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.6%. EPS of $1.63 for the same period compares to $1.16 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.36% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $315.67 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.30, the EPS surprise was +25.38%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Strategic Education performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- U.S. Higher Education: $213.07 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $209.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.6%.
• Revenues- Education Technology Services: $38.29 million versus $36.01 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +45.6% change.
• Revenues- Australia/New Zealand: $68.59 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $69.44 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.7%.

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Shares of Strategic Education have returned -7.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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