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

Graham Holdings' (GHC) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 3.93% in Q1 2026, up 131.0% year-on-year from 1.7% in Q1 2025, and up 877.94% quarter-over-quarter from 0.4% in Q4 2025.

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

Graham Holdings has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 3.93% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.93%, up 131.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.89% (down 191.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.61%, down 116.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 3.93% for Q1 2026 at Graham Holdings, up from 0.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 18.18% in Q3 2024 to a low of 1.75% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 3.35% (2022), against an average of 4.89%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin surged 738 bps in 2024 and sank 691 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Graham Holdings' FCF Margin stood at 0.6% in 2022, then surged by 260 bps to 2.15% in 2023, then soared by 240 bps to 7.31% in 2024, then tumbled by 95 bps to 0.4% in 2025, then soared by 878 bps to 3.93% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 3.93% (Q1 2026), 0.4% (Q4 2025), and 12.65% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 19.66%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.93%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 41.97%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 29.13%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 28.01%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -36.65%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -11.94%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.51%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 25.27%

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%