Growth Metrics

Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Graham Holdings' Return on Equity history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.07% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Equity fell 11.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.07%, down 11.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.07%, 11.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.07% at Graham Holdings, down from 0.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.18% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.07% (2024), against an average of 0.08%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Equity increased 12bps in 2024 before it dropped -11bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.08% in 2021, then plummeted by -79bps to 0.02% in 2022, then soared by 213bps to 0.05% in 2023, then soared by 222bps to 0.18% in 2024, then plummeted by -63bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GHC's Return on Equity are 0.07% (Q4 2025), 0.17% (Q3 2025), and 0.16% (Q2 2025).