Graham Holdings (GHC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Graham Holdings' (GHC) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $48.6 million in Q1 2026, up 59.05% year-on-year from $30.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 866.2% quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 million in Q4 2025.

Graham Holdings (GHC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graham Holdings has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $48.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $48.6 million, up 59.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $293.3 million (down 21.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $275.3 million, down 15.05% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $48.6 million for Q1 2026 at Graham Holdings, up from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $219.4 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$20.2 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $33.7 million (2024), against an average of $56.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 621.5% in 2022 and slumped 7956.42% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Graham Holdings' Free Cash Flow stood at $6.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 294.49% to $25.1 million in 2023, then soared by 263.48% to $91.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 94.48% to $5.0 million in 2025, then soared by 866.2% to $48.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $48.6 million (Q1 2026), $5.0 million (Q4 2025), and $161.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 53.60 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 204.40 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -169.95 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 77.31 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 48.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 48.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 161.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 161.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 77.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 77.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 91.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 91.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 219.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 219.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -20.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -20.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.06 Mn