Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Debt to Equity at $0.17 for Q1 2026, down 13.73% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $0.17 (down 13.73% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $0.18, up 4.54%.

Graham Holdings has reported Debt to Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at $0.17 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity reached $0.17 in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, down from $0.18 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.21 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $0.14 in Q2 2022.
  • Median Debt to Equity over the past 5 years was $0.18 (2023), compared with a mean of $0.18.
  • The largest annual shift saw Debt to Equity skyrocketed 31.49% in 2023 before it dropped 13.97% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt to Equity stood at $0.19 in 2022, then grew by 4.81% to $0.2 in 2023, then decreased by 13.97% to $0.17 in 2024, then grew by 4.54% to $0.18 in 2025, then fell by 5.49% to $0.17 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Debt to Equity for GHC at $0.17 in Q1 2026, $0.18 in Q4 2025, and $0.16 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -0.11
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.25
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 0.38
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.03
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 0.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.17
Dec 31, 2025 0.18
Sep 30, 2025 0.16
Jun 30, 2025 0.19
Mar 31, 2025 0.20
Dec 31, 2024 0.17
Sep 30, 2024 0.19
Jun 30, 2024 0.21
Mar 31, 2024 0.20
Dec 31, 2023 0.20
Sep 30, 2023 0.21
Jun 30, 2023 0.18
Mar 31, 2023 0.18
Dec 31, 2022 0.19
Sep 30, 2022 0.17
Jun 30, 2022 0.14
Mar 31, 2022 0.14
Dec 31, 2021 0.15
Sep 30, 2021 0.14
Jun 30, 2021 0.13
Mar 31, 2021 0.13
Dec 31, 2020 0.14
Sep 30, 2020 0.16
Jun 30, 2020 0.16
Mar 31, 2020 0.16
Dec 31, 2019 0.15
Sep 30, 2019 0.16
Jun 30, 2019 0.17
Mar 31, 2019 0.17
Dec 31, 2018 0.16
Sep 30, 2018 0.16
Jun 30, 2018 0.17
Mar 31, 2018 0.17
Dec 31, 2017 0.17
Sep 30, 2017 0.19
Jun 30, 2017 0.20
Mar 31, 2017 0.20
Dec 31, 2016 0.20
Sep 30, 2016 0.20
Jun 30, 2016 0.16