Compared to estimates, strategic education (STRA) Q2 earnings: A look at key metrics (Revised)

Strategic Education (STRA - Free Report) reported $321.47 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares to $1.33 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.59% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $323.39 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.42, the EPS surprise was +7.04%.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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: $69.14 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $72.44 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.8%.

• Revenues- Education Technology Services: $36.69 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $35.2 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 49.61%.

• Revenues- U.S. Higher Education Segment: $215.64 million compared to the $215.46 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -.45% year over year.

Shares of Strategic Education have returned -3.60% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.71% 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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