Graham Holdings (GHC) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)

Graham Holdings' (GHC) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $1.5 million in Q1 2026, down 3.23% year-on-year from $1.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 62.43% quarter-over-quarter from $921000.0 in Q4 2025.

Graham Holdings (GHC) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Graham Holdings has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $1.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $1.5 million, down 3.23% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.7 million (down 11.82% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.7 million, down 9.61% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $1.5 million for Q1 2026 at Graham Holdings, up from $921000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $1.8 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $921000.0 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $1.6 million (2022), against an average of $1.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 61.25% in 2022 and slumped 42.72% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Graham Holdings' Share-based Compensation stood at $1.6 million in 2022, then increased by 7.46% to $1.7 million in 2023, then slipped by 4.63% to $1.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 42.72% to $921000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 62.43% to $1.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $1.5 million (Q1 2026), $921000.0 (Q4 2025), and $1.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 2.62 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.50 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 9.57 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 5.40 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 3.60 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 1.99 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 3.90 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 3.20 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 5.39 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 921,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 921,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 1.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.69 Mn