Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Graham Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 3.69% for Q2 2026, down 0.85 percentage points from 4.54% a year earlier but up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Graham Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 3.53%, up 0.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +1.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 3.46% in FY2024 (+2.23 pp), 1.23% in FY2023 (-0.21 pp), 1.44% in FY2022 (+0.09 pp) and 1.34% in FY2021 (-0.58 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -0.48% (Q3 2023) to 4.54% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.52 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 3.80 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.13 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GHC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 3.48% (Q1 2026), 3.49% (Q4 2025) and 4.30% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 5.42% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 13.90% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 9.56% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.30% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 3.69% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 16.83% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 9.88% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 11.04% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.94% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 13.61% |
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Graham Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();