GHC
Graham Holdings Company
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · NYQ
$1,132.53
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$4.8B
Total market value of the company
16.47
Reasonably valued
16.63
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+6.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
6.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
6.7%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$990.00
-13% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 1 analysts covering this stock
About Graham Holdings Company

Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified holding company in the United States and internationally. The company provides academic preparation programs for international students; professional training and postsecondary education services, as well as English-language programs; operations support services for pre-college, certificate, undergraduate and graduate programs; exam preparation services; career and academic advisement services; and operates a sixth-form college that prepares students for A-level examinations. It also owns and operates television broadcast stations, restaurants, and entertainment venues; and offers social media management tools to connect newsrooms with their users. In addition, the company offers in-home specialty pharmacy infusion therapies; home health, hospice and palliative services; applied behavior analysis therapy; physician services for allergy, asthma and immunology patients; in-home aesthetics; and healthcare software-as-a-service technology. Further, it operates as a multi-product supplier to the commercial building industry; manufactures electrical and lifting solutions; and supplies parts used in electric utilities and industrial systems. Additionally, the company operates dealerships and valet repair services; provides custom framing services; marketing solutions; customer data and analytics software; Slate and Foreign Policy magazines; daily local news podcast and newsletter; a software-as-a-service platform that monetize audio content through paid subscriptions, memberships, and audiobooks; operates an online art gallery and in-person art fair business; and an online commerce platform that features original art and designs on an array of consumer products. The company was formerly known as The Washington Post Company and changed its name to Graham Holdings Company in November 2013. Graham Holdings Company was founded in 1877 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

https://www.ghco.com

Country: United States Employees: 12,747 Industry: Education & Training Services
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.935
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0738
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.290
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
25.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-19.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
157
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.74
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$1,224.76
8% below the year high
52W Low
$882.21
28% above the year low
Avg Volume
19,486
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
5.6
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
5.4%
Moderate short interest
67.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$67.40
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

28.42
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.79
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
1.37
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
30.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
9.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$207M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$5.0B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$296M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
1
Target High
$990.00
Target Median
$990.00
Target Low
$990.00
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