Graham Holdings (GHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Graham Holdings' (GHC) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.17 in Q1 2026, down 34.01% year-on-year from 0.26 in Q1 2025, and down 99.5% quarter-over-quarter from 33.5 in Q4 2025.

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

Graham Holdings has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.17 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.17, down 34.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.66 (up 3830.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.7, up 3593.44% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.17 for Q1 2026 at Graham Holdings, down from 33.5 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 33.5 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.73 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.17 (2026), against an average of 3.88.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 160.88% in 2023 and surged 18252.71% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Graham Holdings' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.19 in 2022, then sank 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 tumbled by 99.5% to 0.17 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.17 (Q1 2026), 33.5 (Q4 2025), and 0.05 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (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 0.00
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.15
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 0.18

Historic Data

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DateValue
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