Graham Holdings (GHC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Graham Holdings' Times Interest Earned was 4.87 in Q2 2026, up 21.2% from 4.02 a year earlier and up 36.7% from the prior quarter.
Graham Holdings (GHC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Graham Holdings' Times Interest Earned was 4.95 through Jun 30, 2026, up 216.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.98, up 70.8% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Times Interest Earned was 1.16 in FY2024 (+5.6%), 1.10 in FY2023 (-28.9%), 1.54 in FY2022 (-32.3%) and 2.28 in FY2021 (-13.0%).
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has moved between -4.84 (Q3 2023) and 38.38 (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned was higher in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 97.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 517.6%); the worst was Q2 2024 (a decline of 94.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, GHC's Times Interest Earned in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.56 (Q1 2026), 38.38 (Q4 2025) and 3.91 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 3.89 |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | - |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | - |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 5.42 |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.63 |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 9.86 |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | - |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 25.40 |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -10.88 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.42 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.87 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.38 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.91 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.46 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.83 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.60 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.84 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.93 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.93 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.56 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.46 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.50 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.56 |
Graham Holdings Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=GHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();