Graham Holdings Company
Graham Holdings Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.9 billion, up 2.52% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +3.69%
- EPS
- −36.9%
- Free cash flow
- −42.9%
- Total debt
- +16.6%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Graham Holdings Company (GHC) Return on equity
Graham Holdings Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.6%, up 4.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.41%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.60% (fiscal 2015) to 17.5% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Conglomerates industry median of 0.94% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.41% | (11.07) |
| FY2024 | 17.5% | 12.19 |
| FY2023 | 5.29% | 3.65 |
| FY2022 | 1.64% | (6.97) |
| FY2021 | 8.61% | 0.14 |
| FY2020 | 8.47% | (2.03) |
| FY2019 | 10.5% | 1.20 |
| FY2018 | 9.30% | (1.95) |
| FY2017 | 11.3% | 4.43 |
| FY2016 | 6.82% | 10.42 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| VMI Valmont Industries, Inc. compare | 31.5% |
| PAM Pampa Energia S.A. compare | 17.9% |
| DLX Deluxe Corporation compare | 11.6% |
| GHC Graham Holdings Company | 10.6% |
| SEB Seaboard Corporation compare | 10.5% |
| OTTR Otter Tail Corporation compare | 9.41% |
| BBUC Brookfield Business Partners L.P. compare | −0.38% |
| FBYD Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. compare | −12.1% |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings compare | −304.9% |
| Conglomerates industry median | 0.94% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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