Graham Holdings (GHC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Graham Holdings' (GHC) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 4.68% in Q1 2026, up 61.0% year-on-year from 2.91% in Q1 2025, and up 23.01% quarter-over-quarter from 3.8% in Q4 2025.

Graham Holdings (GHC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graham Holdings has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 4.68% for Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.68%, up 61.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.92% (up 19.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.78%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin came in at 4.68% for Q1 2026 at Graham Holdings, up from 3.8% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 6.76% in Q3 2024 to a low of 5.16% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 4.21% (2022), against an average of 3.37%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin plunged 1102 bps in 2023 and surged 1190 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Graham Holdings' EBIT Margin stood at 5.16% in 2022, then surged by 168 bps to 3.5% in 2023, then soared by 66 bps to 5.82% in 2024, then sank by 35 bps to 3.8% in 2025, then increased by 23 bps to 4.68% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 4.68% (Q1 2026), 3.8% (Q4 2025), and 5.25% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 4.68%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 18.75%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -1.37%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 28.47%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 13.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.68%
Dec 31, 2025 3.80%
Sep 30, 2025 5.25%
Jun 30, 2025 5.98%
Mar 31, 2025 4.07%
Dec 31, 2024 5.82%
Sep 30, 2024 6.76%
Jun 30, 2024 2.19%
Mar 31, 2024 3.07%
Dec 31, 2023 3.50%
Sep 30, 2023 -5.14%
Jun 30, 2023 5.25%
Mar 31, 2023 2.68%
Dec 31, 2022 -5.16%
Sep 30, 2022 5.88%
Jun 30, 2022 4.21%
Mar 31, 2022 4.37%
Dec 31, 2021 2.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.05%
Jun 30, 2021 4.69%