For the quarter ended March 2025, Strategic Education (STRA) reported revenue of $303.59 million, up 4.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.30, compared to $1.11 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.77% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $301.28 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.01, the EPS surprise was +28.71%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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- Australia/New Zealand: $48.26 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $50.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +16.3%.
- Revenues- Education Technology Services: $34.32 million versus $29.38 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +88.5% change.
- Revenues- U.S. Higher Education Segment: $221.01 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $221.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.3%.
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Shares of Strategic Education have returned -5.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% 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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