Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) Cost of Revenue (2019 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Cost of Revenue at $395.0 million for Q1 2026, down 8.82% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 18.86% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $1.9 billion, up 20.05%.

Graham Holdings has reported Cost of Revenue over the past 8 years, most recently at $395.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue reached $395.0 million in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, down from $508.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $826.3 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $251.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • Median Cost of Revenue over the past 5 years was $427.1 million (2024), compared with a mean of $486.7 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cost of Revenue skyrocketed 2120.53% in 2022 before it plummeted 69.53% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $715.6 million in 2022, then rose by 15.46% to $826.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 69.53% to $251.7 million in 2024, then surged by 101.98% to $508.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 22.31% to $395.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Cost of Revenue for GHC at $395.0 million in Q1 2026, $508.4 million in Q4 2025, and $425.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 8.44 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 394.99 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 289.01 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 63.99 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 398.31 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 47.07 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 117.43 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 23.90 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 74.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 394.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 394.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 508.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 508.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 425.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 425.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 450.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 450.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 433.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 433.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 251.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 251.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 427.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 427.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 384.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 384.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 387.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 387.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 826.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 826.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 407.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 407.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 363.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 363.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 356.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 356.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 715.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 715.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 694.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 694.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 631.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 631.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 615.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 615.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -35.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -35.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 241.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 241.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 306.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 306.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 178.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 178.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 191.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 191.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 298.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 298.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 298.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 298.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 333.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 333.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 177.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 177.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 345.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 345.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 153.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 153.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 318.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 318.47 Mn