Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Graham Holdings (GHC) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 11.51% for Q2 2026, down 4.39 percentage points from 15.89% a year earlier but up 5.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Graham Holdings posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 6.65%, down 11.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -1.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 17.68% in FY2024 (+12.22 pp), 5.46% in FY2023 (+3.73 pp), 1.73% in FY2022 (-6.92 pp) and 8.64% in FY2021 (+0.18 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of 0.71% in Q1 2023 and a high of 17.61% in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 12.40 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 11.10 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 6.43% (Q1 2026), 6.51% (Q4 2025) and 16.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 34.44% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 11.82% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 23.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 29.36% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 11.51% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 17.91% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 26.37% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.67% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 14.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.71% |
API Access
Graham Holdings Return on Equity [ROE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();