GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY CLASS B (GHC)
Consumer Discretionary · Diversified holding company with education, media, healthcare, and manufacturing operations · NYSE
A diversified holding company spanning education, media, healthcare, manufacturing, and automotive that reaches over 1 million students and learners annually through Kaplan and operates multiple market-leading businesses across distinct sectors.
What GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY CLASS B does
Graham Holdings is a diversified holding company with operations spanning education (Kaplan), television broadcasting, healthcare services, manufacturing, automotive dealerships, and media/publishing. The company provides educational services to students and institutions worldwide, owns and operates TV stations, delivers in-home healthcare and specialty pharmacy services, manufactures industrial and building products, operates automotive dealerships, and publishes media properties including Slate and Foreign Policy magazines.
Themes: ["Education / test prep and professional certifications","Healthcare services and home health","Media and publishing","Manufacturing and industrial products","Automotive retail","SaaS and technology platforms"]
Fundamentals
- Price$1,157.96 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$5.0B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+25.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E16.69 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+6.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+30.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+6.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.17 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.74 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.6%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Diversified portfolio creates complexity in managing multiple distinct business segments with varying market dynamics and profitability","Education segment exposure to regulatory changes in international education, testing, and higher education accreditation","Media and publishing segment subject to digital disruption and declining print advertising trends"]
Competitors & peers
- 2U Inc. (TWOU)
- Coursera (COUR)
- Chegg (CHGG)
- IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC)
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK)
- Reata Pharmaceuticals (Privately held, but comparable healthcare)
- Encompass Health (EHC)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.