Strategic Education Inc (STRA) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 2.26x

Strategic Education Inc (STRA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.26x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $60.14 Million exceeds net income of $26.63 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Strategic Education Inc (STRA) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.26x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$60.14 Million
USD

Net Income

$26.63 Million
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Strategic Education Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1996–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Strategic Education Inc across 28 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Strategic Education Inc (STRA) cash conversion ratio.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Strategic Education Inc (1996–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Strategic Education Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 1.50x $169.33 Million $112.68 Million ▼ -10.5%
2023 1.68x $117.12 Million $69.79 Million ▼ -37.9%
2022 2.70x $126.05 Million $46.67 Million ▼ -17.6%
2021 3.28x $180.53 Million $55.09 Million ▲ +97.8%
2020 1.66x $142.91 Million $86.27 Million ▼ -33.5%
2019 2.49x $202.15 Million $81.14 Million ▼ -8.6%
2017 2.72x $56.16 Million $20.61 Million ▲ +113.0%
2016 1.28x $44.51 Million $34.80 Million ▼ -33.4%
2015 1.92x $76.90 Million $40.02 Million ▲ +14.8%
2014 1.67x $77.55 Million $46.36 Million ▼ -67.3%
2013 5.12x $84.09 Million $16.43 Million ▲ +311.3%
2012 1.24x $82.06 Million $65.93 Million ▼ -14.5%
2011 1.46x $154.36 Million $106.04 Million ▲ +17.3%
2010 1.24x $162.82 Million $131.26 Million ▼ -8.1%
2009 1.35x $141.77 Million $105.08 Million ▲ +23.1%
2008 1.10x $88.57 Million $80.81 Million ▼ -11.9%
2007 1.24x $80.75 Million $64.94 Million ▲ +5.3%
2006 1.18x $61.77 Million $52.31 Million ▲ +2.9%
2005 1.15x $55.14 Million $48.06 Million ▼ -18.0%
2004 1.40x $57.68 Million $41.24 Million ▼ -4.4%
2003 1.46x $49.27 Million $33.67 Million ▲ +19.1%
2002 1.23x $31.68 Million $25.78 Million ▲ +0.6%
2001 1.22x $27.84 Million $22.81 Million ▼ -2.8%
2000 1.26x $27.25 Million $21.71 Million ▲ +32.4%
1999 0.95x $18.30 Million $19.30 Million ▼ -10.7%
1998 1.06x $19.00 Million $17.90 Million ▲ +18.5%
1997 0.90x $12.90 Million $14.40 Million ▼ -5.8%
1996 0.95x $13.60 Million $14.30 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.