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

Graham Holdings' (GHC) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 3.29% in Q1 2026, up 41.0% year-on-year from 2.33% in Q1 2025, and down 76.13% quarter-over-quarter from 13.78% in Q4 2025.

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

Graham Holdings has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 3.29% for Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.29%, up 41.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.17% (down 935.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.16%, down 1223.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 3.29% for Q1 2026 at Graham Holdings, down from 13.78% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 60.81% in Q4 2024 to a low of 9.43% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 6.22% (2023), against an average of 9.56%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin soared 5459 bps in 2024 and sank 4703 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Graham Holdings' EBT Margin stood at 2.93% in 2022, then jumped by 113 bps to 6.22% in 2023, then surged by 877 bps to 60.81% in 2024, then tumbled by 77 bps to 13.78% in 2025, then sank by 76 bps to 3.29% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 3.29% (Q1 2026), 13.78% (Q4 2025), and 14.31% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -19.01%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.02%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.29%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 16.00%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.17%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 31.90%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -11.37%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.17%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.72%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 13.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.29%
Dec 31, 2025 13.78%
Sep 30, 2025 14.31%
Jun 30, 2025 4.99%
Mar 31, 2025 2.88%
Dec 31, 2024 60.81%
Sep 30, 2024 9.36%
Jun 30, 2024 -1.24%
Mar 31, 2024 14.65%
Dec 31, 2023 6.22%
Sep 30, 2023 -1.06%
Jun 30, 2023 15.02%
Mar 31, 2023 7.00%
Dec 31, 2022 2.93%
Sep 30, 2022 4.59%
Jun 30, 2022 -9.43%
Mar 31, 2022 14.45%
Dec 31, 2021 11.92%
Sep 30, 2021 4.17%
Jun 30, 2021 19.84%