Graham Holdings (GHC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Graham Holdings (GHC) posted Shares Outstanding of 4.27 million for Q2 2026, down 1.6% from 4.33 million a year earlier and down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Graham Holdings (GHC) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Graham Holdings' Shares Outstanding came in at 4.33 million, down 0.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Graham Holdings' Shares Outstanding was 4.37 million in FY2024 (-5.8%), 4.64 million in FY2023 (-3.8%), 4.82 million in FY2022 (-2.6%) and 4.95 million in FY2021 (-3.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 0.3%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 6.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 4.33 million (Q1 2026), 4.33 million (Q4 2025) and 4.33 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 137.52 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 157.85 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 571.26 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 139.21 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 4.27 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 35.05 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 127.80 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 51.54 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 42.72 Mn |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 102.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.96 Mn |
API Access
Graham Holdings Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();