Strategic Education (STU:SQE) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €57.01 (As of Mar. 2026)

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STU:SQE Strategic Education Inc STU:SQE
76 GF Score
Price €66.00
GF Value €85.38
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Strategic Education STU:SQE +0.76% 76 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €57.01 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:SQE with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of €85.38 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Strategic Education's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €62.522. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €57.01 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Strategic Education's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 12.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 15.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 20.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 23.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Strategic Education was 33.10% per year. The lowest was -0.70% per year. And the median was 14.20% per year.

As of today (2026-07-26), Strategic Education's current stock price is €66.00. Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €57.01. Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.16.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Strategic Education was 11.86. The lowest was 1.11. And the median was 2.59.


Strategic Education  (STU:SQE) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=66.00/57.01
=1.16

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Strategic Education was 11.86. The lowest was 1.11. And the median was 2.59.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Strategic Education Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
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Strategic Education Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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STU:SQE vs MH, COUR, LINC: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Strategic Education's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=62.522/330.2130*330.2130
=62.522

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Strategic Education Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 13.387 241.018 18.341
201609 13.912 241.428 19.028
201612 16.098 241.432 22.018
201703 16.633 243.801 22.528
201706 16.673 244.955 22.476
201709 16.190 246.819 21.660
201712 15.830 246.524 21.204
201803 15.665 249.554 20.728
201806 16.946 251.989 22.206
201809 55.599 252.439 72.729
201812 57.617 251.233 75.730
201903 57.460 254.202 74.642
201906 57.976 256.143 74.741
201909 59.720 256.759 76.805
201912 59.933 256.974 77.014
202003 59.446 258.115 76.051
202006 59.321 257.797 75.984
202009 59.320 260.280 75.258
202012 58.852 260.474 74.609
202103 59.153 264.877 73.744
202106 58.427 271.696 71.011
202109 58.569 274.310 70.505
202112 61.682 278.802 73.056
202203 62.717 287.504 72.034
202206 63.430 296.311 70.687
202209 66.021 296.808 73.451
202212 63.279 296.797 70.404
202303 61.166 301.836 66.916
202306 60.309 305.109 65.271
202309 61.193 307.789 65.651
202312 62.087 306.746 66.837
202403 61.410 312.332 64.926
202406 63.313 314.175 66.545
202409 62.959 315.301 65.937
202412 64.798 315.605 67.797
202503 62.652 319.799 64.692
202506 60.338 322.561 61.769
202509 60.030 324.800 61.030
202512 61.214 324.054 62.377
202603 62.522 330.213 62.522

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €57.01 mean?
Strategic Education (STU:SQE) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €57.01 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Strategic Education and its competitors.
Is Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Strategic Education's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €57.01. Overall, Strategic Education has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to MH and COUR?
Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €57.01 can be compared against companies in the Education industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for an Education company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Education industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Strategic Education and its competitors. Strategic Education's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €57.01. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Strategic Education stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Strategic Education (STU:SQE) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €85.38, compared to a current price of €66.00 — trading 22.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €57.01. Strategic Education's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Strategic Education (STU:SQE), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €57.01 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Strategic Education (STU:SQE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Strategic Education stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €66.00 is trading 22.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €85.38. GuruFocus considers Strategic Education to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:SQE:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €57.01
  • GF Value™: €85.38 vs. price of €66.00 (22.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:SQE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Strategic Education Business Description

Other Exchanges STRA:USA
Address 2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
Strategic Education Inc. is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for high-demand markets. The company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries Strayer University and Capella University, both accredited post-secondary institutions of higher education located in the United States, as well as Torrens University, an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education located in Australia. It provide employees with access to affordable and industry relevant training, certificate, and degree programs. The reportable segments of the company are U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand and Education Technology Services.
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