Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Graham Holdings (GHC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.69% for Q2 2026, up 6.19% sequentially from 3.48% in Q1 2026, and down 85.0% YoY from 24.61% in Q2 2025.
Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Graham Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.69% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 85.0% year-over-year to 3.69% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 3.69% (down 85.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.53%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 3.69% in Q2 2026 per GHC's latest filing, from 3.48% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 4.54% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.48% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 2.34% and a median of 2.15% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 313 bps in 2023, then surged 380 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.45% in 2022, then decreased by 16 bps to 1.22% in 2023, then surged by 179 bps to 3.39% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 3.49% in 2025, then increased by 6 bps to 3.69% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 3.69%, 3.48%, and 3.49% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.69% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.80% |