Growth Metrics

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

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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
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