Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Graham Holdings (GHC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.50% for Q2 2026, down 0.29 percentage points from 3.79% a year earlier but up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Graham Holdings (GHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Graham Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.95%, down 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +1.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Graham Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.13% in FY2024 (+2.07 pp), 1.06% in FY2023 (+0.04 pp), 1.02% in FY2022 (-0.28 pp) and 1.30% in FY2021 (-0.52 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of -0.37% in Q3 2023 to a high of 3.79% in Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 3.18 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 2.87 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 2.93% (Q1 2026), 2.90% (Q4 2025) and 3.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 11.09% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 14.87% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | - |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 3.85% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 28.43% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 8.79% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 15.25% |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 13.73% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 17.09% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 204.83 Mn | 0.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.85% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.27% |
API Access
Graham Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();