Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 3.48% for Q1 2026, down 8.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 3.48% (down 8.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 3.53%, up 8.0%.
Graham Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 3.48% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 3.48% in Q1 2026 per GHC's latest filing, roughly flat from 3.49% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 4.54% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.48% in Q3 2023.
- Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 1.65% (2023), compared with a mean of 2.26%.
- The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed crashed -313bps in 2023 before it soared 380bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.45% in 2022, then fell by -16bps to 1.22% in 2023, then soared by 179bps to 3.39% in 2024, then increased by 3bps to 3.49% in 2025, then dropped by 0bps to 3.48% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for GHC at 3.48% in Q1 2026, 3.49% in Q4 2025, and 4.3% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 9.78% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 13.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.80% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.27% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.94% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.75% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.32% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.10% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.35% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.34% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 5.50% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.66% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 5.24% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.41% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.21% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.56% |