Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Debt Ratio at 0.1 for Q1 2026, down 11.49% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 0.1 (down 11.49% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.1, up 7.64%.

Graham Holdings has reported Debt Ratio over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.1 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio reached 0.1 in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, down from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.12 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.08 in Q2 2022.
  • Median Debt Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.11 (2023), compared with a mean of 0.1.
  • The largest annual shift saw Debt Ratio increased 26.43% in 2023 before it fell 13.72% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then increased by 1.9% to 0.11 in 2023, then dropped by 13.72% to 0.1 in 2024, then increased by 7.64% to 0.1 in 2025, then dropped by 4.22% to 0.1 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Debt Ratio for GHC at 0.1 in Q1 2026, 0.1 in Q4 2025, and 0.09 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.05
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.10
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.09
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.17
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.01
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 0.16

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.10
Dec 31, 2025 0.10
Sep 30, 2025 0.09
Jun 30, 2025 0.11
Mar 31, 2025 0.11
Dec 31, 2024 0.10
Sep 30, 2024 0.10
Jun 30, 2024 0.12
Mar 31, 2024 0.11
Dec 31, 2023 0.11
Sep 30, 2023 0.11
Jun 30, 2023 0.11
Mar 31, 2023 0.11
Dec 31, 2022 0.11
Sep 30, 2022 0.10
Jun 30, 2022 0.08
Mar 31, 2022 0.09
Dec 31, 2021 0.09
Sep 30, 2021 0.08
Jun 30, 2021 0.08
Mar 31, 2021 0.08
Dec 31, 2020 0.08
Sep 30, 2020 0.09
Jun 30, 2020 0.09
Mar 31, 2020 0.09
Dec 31, 2019 0.09
Sep 30, 2019 0.09
Jun 30, 2019 0.10
Mar 31, 2019 0.10
Dec 31, 2018 0.10
Sep 30, 2018 0.10
Jun 30, 2018 0.10
Mar 31, 2018 0.10
Dec 31, 2017 0.10
Sep 30, 2017 0.11
Jun 30, 2017 0.11
Mar 31, 2017 0.11
Dec 31, 2016 0.11
Sep 30, 2016 0.11
Jun 30, 2016 0.09