Graham Holdings (GHC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Graham Holdings' (GHC) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $19.2 million in Q1 2026, up 23.83% year-on-year from $15.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 17.59% quarter-over-quarter from $23.3 million in Q4 2025.

Graham Holdings (GHC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graham Holdings has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $19.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $19.2 million, up 23.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $75.6 million (down 2.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $71.9 million, down 13.3% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $19.2 million for Q1 2026 at Graham Holdings, down from $23.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $32.3 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $14.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $19.2 million (2026), against an average of $20.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures slumped 78.01% in 2022 and soared 58.75% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Graham Holdings' Capital Expenditures stood at $25.6 million in 2022, then grew by 26.2% to $32.3 million in 2023, then retreated by 21.86% to $25.2 million in 2024, then declined by 7.8% to $23.3 million in 2025, then declined by 17.59% to $19.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $19.2 million (Q1 2026), $23.3 million (Q4 2025), and $16.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 8.33 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 19.17 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -18.23 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 37.42 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 1.72 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 23.82 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 30.42 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 1.74 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 10.07 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 19.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 19.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 23.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 23.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 32.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 32.29 Mn