NYSE$GHC

Graham Holdings Co - Class B · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Graham Holdings reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.25 billion with net income attributable to common shares of $108.7 million ($24.69 per share).

Graham Holdings (GHC) posted Q4 2025 revenue of $1,251.0 million (slightly up YoY) with operating income of $47.6 million versus $72.5 million in Q4 2024. GAAP net income attributable to common shares was $108.7 million ($24.69 per share), including $83.1 million of net gains on marketable equity securities. Excluding unusual items, adjusted net income was $50.4 million ($11.45 per share). Full-year revenue was $4,911.6 million (+3%) with adjusted operating cash flow of $407.1 million.

  • Q4 revenue $1.25B; education and healthcare revenue up, broadcasting down.
  • Q4 GAAP EPS $24.69 includes large investment gains; adj. EPS $11.45.
  • Kaplan Q4 operating income $24.6M improved vs prior year.
  • Television broadcasting operating income down on lower political ads.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.25B

Previous: $1.25B+0.4%
EPS (adj)

$24.69

Previous: $22.58+9.3%
Net Income

$109M

Previous: $552M-80.3%
Operating Income

$47.6M

Previous: $72.5M-34.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Graham Holdings · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.25B

Q4 2025+0.4%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 8 of 14 quarters(57%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Graham Holdings · $1.03B total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Education
    $412M+16.0%
  • Automotive
    $272M+28.7%
  • Healthcare
    $116M+33.3%
  • Television Broadcasting
    $116M-14.1%
  • Manufacturing
    $109M-11.2%

Forward guidance

GHC does not provide consolidated EPS guidance; investors evaluate divisional trends across Kaplan education, healthcare, manufacturing, and broadcasting plus the marketable securities portfolio.

Tailwinds

  • Diversified conglomer cash flows across education and healthcare.
  • Kaplan profitability recovery in Q4.
  • Investment portfolio gains supplement operating earnings.

Headwinds

  • Broadcasting political revenue headwind post-election.
  • Operating income down YoY in Q4 excluding impairments.
  • Earnings volatility from mark-to-market investment portfolio.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

-0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

28 / 67 earnings

Positive

+8.2%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-9.4%

Q2 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.4%-2.0%-4.6%
Q4 2025-1.5%-1.7%-1.6%
Q3 2025-1.3%-2.2%+4.4%
Q1 2025-0.8%+1.5%+2.9%
Q4 2024+0.7%-2.4%-2.1%
Q3 2024+6.8%+6.9%+17.9%
Q2 2024-9.4%-14.0%-2.4%
Q1 2024+3.5%+6.3%+7.3%
Q4 2023-2.8%-1.5%+4.7%
Q3 2023+3.4%+7.0%+10.2%
Q2 2023+1.4%+4.0%+1.3%
Q1 2023-1.6%+1.6%+2.6%
Q4 2022-4.0%-4.4%-12.6%
Q3 2022+0.9%+0.1%-4.8%
Q2 2022-2.6%-3.1%-8.1%
Q1 2022+3.6%+2.6%+4.1%
Q4 2021+2.2%+0.8%+4.0%
Q3 2021+2.0%+2.5%-0.8%
Q2 2021-1.6%-4.6%-8.9%
Q1 2021+2.4%+5.1%+5.0%
Q4 2020-5.4%-5.8%-7.8%
Q3 2020+8.2%+10.1%+17.2%
Q2 2020+2.0%+4.6%+5.4%
Q1 2020-7.4%+1.5%+2.1%
Q4 2019+0.1%+1.8%-28.7%
Q3 2019-2.3%-1.8%-2.0%
Q2 2019-3.6%-7.4%-5.5%
Q1 2019-2.7%-4.3%-8.5%
Q4 2018-1.1%-0.1%+0.4%
Q3 2018+7.1%+9.7%+17.0%
Q2 2018-1.2%+0.9%+0.7%
Q1 2018-2.9%-1.2%-4.2%
Q4 2017-1.9%-2.6%+1.9%
Q3 2017-0.3%-2.5%+2.7%
Q2 2017-3.5%-1.4%-2.8%
Q1 2017-2.0%-1.8%+0.9%
Q4 2016+2.1%+4.2%+9.5%
Q3 2016-5.3%-5.4%+4.3%
Q2 2016+1.0%-1.0%-0.5%
Q1 2016+0.1%
Q4 2015-3.9%
Q3 2015-3.7%
Q2 2015+0.3%
Q1 2015-2.2%
Q4 2014-0.2%
Q3 2014+2.2%
Q2 2014+3.9%
Q1 2014-0.8%
Q2 2013-2.7%
Q4 2013+3.9%
Q3 2013+2.1%
Q1 2013-0.1%
Q4 2012-1.8%
Q3 2012-1.7%
Q2 2012+2.4%
Q1 2012-2.3%
Q4 2011+1.9%
Q3 2011-2.6%
Q2 2011+2.0%
Q4 2008-0.4%
Q1 2011-0.4%
Q3 2009+0.3%
Q3 2010+0.3%
Q2 2009-8.4%
Q2 2010-8.4%
Q4 2010-8.4%
Q1 2010+3.0%

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