Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Interest Coverage Ratio at 3.56 for Q1 2026, up 517.61% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 4.65 (up 409.21% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 1.98, up 70.85%.

Graham Holdings has reported Interest Coverage Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 3.56 for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio reached 3.56 in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, down from 38.38 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 38.38 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 4.84 in Q3 2023.
  • Median Interest Coverage Ratio over the past 5 years was 2.46 (2022), compared with a mean of 4.02.
  • The largest annual shift saw Interest Coverage Ratio crashed 238.9% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 2522.31% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 3.56 in 2022, then soared by 145.08% to 1.6 in 2023, then dropped by 8.8% to 1.46 in 2024, then surged by 2522.31% to 38.38 in 2025, then tumbled by 90.71% to 3.56 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Interest Coverage Ratio for GHC at 3.56 in Q1 2026, 38.38 in Q4 2025, and 3.91 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest 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 3.56
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -8.77
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 41.36
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.34
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 7.65
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.56
Dec 31, 2025 38.38
Sep 30, 2025 3.91
Jun 30, 2025 4.02
Mar 31, 2025 0.58
Dec 31, 2024 1.46
Sep 30, 2024 3.15
Jun 30, 2024 0.28
Mar 31, 2024 1.83
Dec 31, 2023 1.60
Sep 30, 2023 -4.84
Jun 30, 2023 4.93
Mar 31, 2023 1.93
Dec 31, 2022 -3.56
Sep 30, 2022 5.14
Jun 30, 2022 2.46
Mar 31, 2022 3.50
Dec 31, 2021 2.56
Sep 30, 2021 -1.78
Jun 30, 2021 5.11
Mar 31, 2021 4.01
Dec 31, 2020 2.89
Sep 30, 2020 5.55
Jun 30, 2020 0.80
Mar 31, 2020 1.05
Dec 31, 2019 4.21
Sep 30, 2019 2.40
Jun 30, 2019 6.91
Mar 31, 2019 5.39
Dec 31, 2018 11.57
Sep 30, 2018 9.90
Jun 30, 2018 10.58
Mar 31, 2018 5.48
Dec 31, 2017 6.10
Sep 30, 2017 3.13
Jun 30, 2017 5.51
Mar 31, 2017 1.26
Dec 31, 2016 10.08
Sep 30, 2016 7.90
Jun 30, 2016 9.30