Strategic Education, Inc.

STRA US Consumer Discretionary Education Services
S&P 600
$81.66
+0.78%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

STRA
Strategic Education, Inc.
Consumer DiscretionaryEducation Services
$81.66
Close used for this calculation
$89.04Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
50/100
Profitability11/25
Returns10/25
Balance Sheet11/25
Efficiency18/25
Growth6/25
Good
Quality radar
50Prof.11/25Ret.10/25Eff.18/25B.Sht11/25Growth6/25

Consensus fair value

$89.04
Near FV
▲ +9.0% against the close used
Model range $11.90 – $108.20
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$11.90Fair value$89.04Bull$108.20
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $72.1952W high $87.62

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading close to the consensus fair value

Strategic Education, Inc. closed at $81.66, 8.3% below the consensus fair value of $89.04 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 50/100 — Good. P/E of 15.1x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$88.27
+8.1%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=2.2%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$95.50
+16.9%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=5.41, BVPS=74.92
P/E Fair Value
$108.20
+32.5%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=5.41, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$11.90
-85.4%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=5.41, g=2.2%
EV/EBITDA
$105.59
+29.3%
(EBITDA × 11.1x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=222.63M
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$31.46
-61.5%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=2.4, r=10%, g=2.2%
Book Value (P/B)
$50.84
-37.7%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=74.92, ROE=7.8%, g=3%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$81.66
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 3.3% | Historical: 2.2%
Margin of Safety
$72.99
-10.6%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=97.32, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

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