Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 3.93% for Q1 2026, up 131.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 5.89% (down 191.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 5.61%, down 116.0%.

Graham Holdings has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 3.93% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin reached 3.93% in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, up from 0.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 18.18% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 1.75% in Q1 2024.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 3.35% (2022), compared with a mean of 4.89%.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Margin surged 738bps in 2024 before it plummeted -691bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 0.6% in 2022, then surged by 260bps to 2.15% in 2023, then soared by 240bps to 7.31% in 2024, then tumbled by -95bps to 0.4% in 2025, then soared by 878bps to 3.93% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for GHC at 3.93% in Q1 2026, 0.4% in Q4 2025, and 12.65% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.93%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 19.66%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 28.01%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 29.13%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.51%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -11.94%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 25.27%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -6.99%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 34.78%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.93%
Dec 31, 2025 0.40%
Sep 30, 2025 12.65%
Jun 30, 2025 6.42%
Mar 31, 2025 2.62%
Dec 31, 2024 7.31%
Sep 30, 2024 18.18%
Jun 30, 2024 2.85%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.75%
Dec 31, 2023 2.15%
Sep 30, 2023 10.80%
Jun 30, 2023 1.91%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.60%
Sep 30, 2022 7.83%
Jun 30, 2022 3.92%
Mar 31, 2022 3.35%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.91%
Sep 30, 2021 1.36%
Jun 30, 2021 4.30%
Mar 31, 2021 1.53%
Dec 31, 2020 -5.55%
Sep 30, 2020 14.45%
Jun 30, 2020 14.39%
Mar 31, 2020 -1.75%
Dec 31, 2019 9.83%
Sep 30, 2019 8.93%
Jun 30, 2019 -0.43%
Mar 31, 2019 -9.56%
Dec 31, 2018 8.10%
Sep 30, 2018 15.26%
Jun 30, 2018 4.25%
Mar 31, 2018 0.22%
Dec 31, 2017 4.54%
Sep 30, 2017 11.47%
Jun 30, 2017 3.75%
Mar 31, 2017 13.08%
Dec 31, 2016 13.43%
Sep 30, 2016 -15.63%
Jun 30, 2016 11.80%