Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 5.34% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $4.7 billion (up 3.49% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $4.7 billion, up 2.21%.

Graham Holdings has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses reached $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.2 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $874.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $1.1 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $1.1 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses skyrocketed 33.15% in 2022 before it dropped 3.69% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 0.63% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 4.2% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 2.57% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then decreased by 2.1% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for GHC at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -27.37 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.18 Bn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 11.13 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 213.30 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 102.49 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 158.62 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 221.06 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 154.77 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 137.55 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 153.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 952.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 893.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 874.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 840.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 826.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 763.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 678.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 740.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 676.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 646.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 724.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 733.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 722.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 679.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 652.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 613.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 614.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 440.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 365.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 626.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 630.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 626.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 325.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 300.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 293.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 554.79 Mn