Covista vs Strategic Education
Covista reported revenue of $2.0 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.5 times Strategic Education's $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Covista's revenue grew 9.3% in its latest year, and Strategic Education's grew 4.0%. Covista had an operating margin of 19.6%, against 13.7% at Strategic Education. Free cash flow was $393 million at Covista and $154 million at Strategic Education. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Covista | Strategic Education | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jun 30, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $1.3B |
| Revenue growth | 9.3% | 4.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 16.8% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 57.3% | — |
| Operating margin | 19.6% | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 10.0% |
| Free cash flow | $393M | $154M |
| Free cash flow margin | 20.1% | 12.1% |
| Return on capital | 17.0% | 8.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.6x | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $240M | $196M |
| Change in diluted share count | −6.8% | −3.1% |
| Last close | $131.55 | $81.19 |
| P/E at the last close | 18.7× | 13.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $3.9 million, sold $9.2 million | bought $106,381, sold $5.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Covista and Strategic Education pages.