Graham Holdings (GHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly results put FCF Payout Ratio at 0.17 for Q1 2026, down 34.01% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 0.66 (up 3830.31% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.7, up 3593.44%.
Graham Holdings has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.17 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio reached 0.17 in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, down from 33.5 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 33.5 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.73 in Q4 2023.
- Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.17 (2026), compared with a mean of 3.88.
- The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio crashed 160.88% in 2023 before it surged 18252.71% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.19 in 2022, then plummeted by 160.88% to 0.73 in 2023, then soared by 74.63% to 0.18 in 2024, then soared by 18252.71% to 33.5 in 2025, then crashed by 99.5% to 0.17 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for GHC at 0.17 in Q1 2026, 33.5 in Q4 2025, and 0.05 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (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 | 0.17 |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.00 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | - |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | - |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 0.15 |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | - |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | - |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.50 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.78 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.69 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -2.31 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 5.07 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.09 |