Graham Holdings (GHC) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Graham Holdings (GHC) reported Retained Earnings of $8.58 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.3% from $8.07 billion a year earlier and up 3.3% from the prior quarter.
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Graham Holdings (GHC) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Graham Holdings posted Retained Earnings of $8.29 billion, up 3.2% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for ten consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $8.03 billion in FY2024 (+9.5%), $7.34 billion in FY2023 (+2.4%), $7.16 billion in FY2022 (+0.5%) and $7.13 billion in FY2021 (+4.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 6.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 9.5%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 0.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $8.31 billion (Q1 2026), $8.29 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.18 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 427.90 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 2.03 Bn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 281.57 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 390.51 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 8.58 Bn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 3.03 Bn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 350.10 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 987.64 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 1.18 Bn |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | -208.67 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.04 Bn |
API Access
Graham Holdings Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "GHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();