Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put EBITDA Margin at 6.17% for Q1 2026, up 33.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 6.49% (down 1.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 6.42%, up 11.0%.

Graham Holdings has reported EBITDA Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 6.17% for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin reached 6.17% in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, up from 5.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 8.53% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 3.78% in Q4 2022.
  • Median EBITDA Margin over the past 5 years was 6.17% (2026), compared with a mean of 5.17%.
  • The largest annual shift saw EBITDA Margin tumbled -1096bps in 2023 before it skyrocketed 1167bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 3.78% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 244bps to 5.45% in 2023, then soared by 38bps to 7.51% in 2024, then decreased by -27bps to 5.47% in 2025, then increased by 13bps to 6.17% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for GHC at 6.17% in Q1 2026, 5.47% in Q4 2025, and 6.76% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 6.17%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 28.47%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 13.43%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 4.45%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 12.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.17%
Dec 31, 2025 5.47%
Sep 30, 2025 6.76%
Jun 30, 2025 7.60%
Mar 31, 2025 5.83%
Dec 31, 2024 7.51%
Sep 30, 2024 8.53%
Jun 30, 2024 4.06%
Mar 31, 2024 5.03%
Dec 31, 2023 5.45%
Sep 30, 2023 -3.14%
Jun 30, 2023 7.16%
Mar 31, 2023 4.62%
Dec 31, 2022 -3.78%
Sep 30, 2022 7.82%
Jun 30, 2022 6.29%
Mar 31, 2022 6.50%
Dec 31, 2021 4.88%
Sep 30, 2021 0.26%
Jun 30, 2021 6.76%
Mar 31, 2021 7.07%
Dec 31, 2020 7.92%
Sep 30, 2020 8.19%
Jun 30, 2020 4.41%
Mar 31, 2020 3.39%
Dec 31, 2019 6.13%
Sep 30, 2019 4.28%
Jun 30, 2019 9.74%
Mar 31, 2019 7.73%
Dec 31, 2018 13.12%
Sep 30, 2018 11.02%
Jun 30, 2018 11.78%
Mar 31, 2018 8.93%
Dec 31, 2017 9.68%
Sep 30, 2017 6.54%
Jun 30, 2017 9.70%
Mar 31, 2017 4.27%
Dec 31, 2016 19.89%
Sep 30, 2016 91.85%
Jun 30, 2016 14.34%