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STRA (Strategic Education) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : $5.09 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

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 FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Strategic Education's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.383. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $5.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Strategic Education's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -4.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -4.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -2.90% 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 FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Strategic Education was 21.10% per year. The lowest was -4.50% per year. And the median was 3.40% per year.

As of today (2025-05-13), Strategic Education's current stock price is $89.26. Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $5.09. Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 17.54.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Strategic Education was 29.24. The lowest was 6.35. And the median was 14.51.


Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.

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Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Strategic Education Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.95 5.67 5.73 5.33 5.14

Strategic Education Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.31 5.27 5.27 5.14 5.09

Competitive Comparison of Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Strategic Education Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

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

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow 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 FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.383/134.9266*134.9266
=2.383

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Strategic Education Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.826 100.684 1.107
201509 0.762 100.392 1.024
201512 1.852 99.792 2.504
201603 1.173 100.470 1.575
201606 0.549 101.688 0.728
201609 0.372 101.861 0.493
201612 0.798 101.863 1.057
201703 1.861 102.862 2.441
201706 0.325 103.349 0.424
201709 0.487 104.136 0.631
201712 0.737 104.011 0.956
201803 1.133 105.290 1.452
201806 0.757 106.317 0.961
201809 -2.927 106.507 -3.708
201812 2.343 105.998 2.982
201903 2.263 107.251 2.847
201906 1.551 108.070 1.936
201909 1.330 108.329 1.657
201912 2.254 108.420 2.805
202003 2.466 108.902 3.055
202006 1.456 108.767 1.806
202009 1.616 109.815 1.986
202012 -1.156 109.897 -1.419
202103 2.738 111.754 3.306
202106 1.515 114.631 1.783
202109 1.030 115.734 1.201
202112 0.148 117.630 0.170
202203 1.945 121.301 2.163
202206 0.460 125.017 0.496
202209 1.432 125.227 1.543
202212 -0.391 125.222 -0.421
202303 1.151 127.348 1.219
202306 -0.168 128.729 -0.176
202309 1.546 129.860 1.606
202312 0.848 129.419 0.884
202403 2.845 131.776 2.913
202406 0.561 132.554 0.571
202409 1.740 133.029 1.765
202412 0.193 133.157 0.196
202503 2.383 134.927 2.383

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Strategic Education  (NAS:STRA) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Strategic Education's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=89.26/5.09
=17.54

* 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 Price-to-FCF of Strategic Education was 29.24. The lowest was 6.35. And the median was 14.51.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Strategic Education Business Description

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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.
Executives
Michael A. Mcrobbie director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Lizette Benedi Herraiz officer: SVP and General Counsel 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
William J Slocum director C/O INCLUSIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Michael Thawley director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Robert S Silberman director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Raymond Karl Mcdonnell officer: President and COO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Daniel Wayne Jackson officer: Vice President - Operations C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Viet D Dinh director GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, 600 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Robert R Grusky director C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Tal Darmon officer: Chief Accounting Officer 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Jerry Lavell Johnson director 512 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE A, HERNDON VA 20170
Casteen John T Iii director 301 S. COLLEGE STREET, 30TH FLOOR, NC0630, CHARLOTTE NC 28288-0630
J Kevin Gilligan director, officer: Executive Vice Chairman P O BOX 1441, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1441
Andrew E Watt officer: Chief Operating Officer 225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Thomas J Aprahamian officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171