Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Graham Holdings' Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.03%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.04%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.03% at Graham Holdings, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.05% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.02% (2023), against an average of 0.02%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -3bps in 2023 before it rose 4bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.01% in 2021, then rose by 11bps to 0.01% in 2022, then dropped by -16bps to 0.01% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 179bps to 0.03% in 2024, then increased by 3bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GHC's Return on Capital Employed are 0.03% (Q4 2025), 0.04% (Q3 2025), and 0.05% (Q2 2025).