Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 17.30 | 4.40 | 39.93 | 11.11 | 10.55 | 28.33 | 44.08 | 1.76 | 12.51 | — | 6.92 | 14.87 | — | 5.52 | 13.70 | 118.01 | 19.90 | — | 7.86 | 9.21 | 18.64 |
| — | -84.5% | -9.4% | +531.0% | -15.7% | — | +536.6% | -88.2% | — | — | -49.5% | -87.4% | — | — | +74.4% | +1181.6% | +6.7% | — | +25.4% | +215.0% | +180.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.91 |
| — | +11.0% | +4.2% | +26.6% | +35.1% | +31.0% | +21.0% | +12.7% | +23.6% | +6.6% | +7.6% | -0.8% | -5.8% | -17.1% | -15.5% | -24.3% | -29.3% | -25.4% | -16.9% | +3.1% | +26.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.74 |
| — | +9.3% | +0.6% | +13.1% | +28.3% | +22.2% | +14.7% | +13.0% | +23.4% | +9.4% | +11.3% | +1.8% | +19.5% | +11.0% | +12.7% | +8.5% | -18.7% | -20.9% | -7.7% | -3.2% | +17.3% | |
| P/FCF | 18.61 | 15.15 | 23.81 | — | 7.97 | 13.26 | 34.29 | 10.39 | 4.10 | 22.81 | — | 27.26 | 5.59 | 31.95 | 2768.22 | 113.81 | 8.17 | 18.76 | 24.34 | — | 66.68 |
| — | +14.2% | -30.5% | — | +94.1% | -41.9% | — | -61.9% | -26.6% | -28.6% | — | -76.1% | -31.6% | +70.3% | +11274.9% | — | -87.7% | -18.2% | -62.1% | — | +1248.6% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.21 | 12.14 | 12.35 | 15.06 | 13.04 | 11.41 | 14.81 | 8.46 | 7.48 | 14.25 | 13.24 | 11.39 | 10.02 | 8.62 | 12.28 | 8.15 | 8.06 | 10.30 | 10.78 | 13.50 | 15.12 |
| — | +6.4% | -16.6% | +77.9% | +74.4% | -19.9% | +11.9% | -25.7% | -25.4% | +65.2% | +7.9% | +39.8% | +24.4% | -16.3% | +13.9% | -39.7% | -46.7% | -8.4% | +3.7% | +55.7% | +99.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 25.61 | 4.56 | 25.21 | 9.03 | 7.66 | 16.55 | 11.49 | 1.47 | 8.23 | 13.73 | 6.02 | 10.70 | 12244.35 | 5.26 | 11.20 | 20.89 | 15.51 | — | 6.90 | 9.19 | 22.17 |
| — | -72.5% | +119.5% | +513.1% | -6.9% | +20.5% | +90.7% | -86.2% | -99.9% | +160.9% | -46.2% | -48.8% | +78826.6% | — | +62.3% | +127.4% | -30.0% | — | +28.5% | +266.3% | +258.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.6% | 30.1% | 30.6% | 27.5% | 27.0% | 28.7% | 27.3% | 32.1% | 31.5% | 29.8% | 28.9% | 29.2% | 29.7% | 30.5% | 29.5% | 32.7% | 31.4% | 32.3% | 32.7% | 35.0% | 32.2% |
| — | +4.7% | +12.3% | -14.2% | -14.3% | -3.6% | -5.5% | +10.0% | +6.2% | -2.3% | -2.2% | -10.9% | -5.4% | -5.5% | -9.8% | -6.5% | -2.6% | -3.2% | -3.4% | -3.7% | -4.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | -5.1% | 5.3% | 2.7% | -5.2% | 5.9% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| — | +7.4% | +52.9% | -16.9% | -15.4% | +173.5% | +32.3% | +66.5% | +231.6% | -58.4% | +14.7% | +167.7% | -187.4% | +24.7% | -38.6% | -297.6% | +386.6% | -10.2% | -8.0% | -55.5% | -136.6% | |
| Net Margin | 6.0% | 21.6% | 2.4% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 44.1% | 6.0% | -1.8% | 10.8% | 4.6% | -2.1% | 11.1% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 3.2% | -7.2% | 10.5% | 9.8% | 4.9% |
| — | +614.0% | +14.9% | -80.3% | +60.0% | +270.3% | -81.0% | +865.1% | +389.9% | -116.0% | +112.9% | +688.5% | -164.0% | +253.7% | -51.5% | -94.1% | -33.8% | -150.2% | -33.8% | -67.4% | -54.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 6.4% | 5.8% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 13.1% | 1.8% | -0.5% | 3.0% | 1.4% | -0.6% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | -1.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| — | +600.1% | +9.7% | -82.3% | +53.1% | +261.3% | -82.0% | +857.7% | +395.2% | -116.1% | +121.5% | +799.8% | -180.3% | +310.5% | -35.9% | -92.5% | -24.2% | -151.9% | -26.8% | -70.0% | -58.4% | |
| ROA | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 7.3% | 1.0% | -0.3% | 1.7% | 0.8% | -0.3% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% | -0.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| — | +614.1% | +12.4% | -81.6% | +60.6% | +266.1% | -81.9% | +847.1% | +385.6% | -115.5% | +116.2% | +763.4% | -176.3% | +301.0% | -38.4% | -92.6% | -24.0% | -152.8% | -25.4% | -69.0% | -55.8% | |
| ROIC | 3.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.9% | 0.9% | 0.4% | -0.8% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| — | +6.4% | +43.1% | -27.2% | -17.1% | +164.1% | +27.8% | +70.1% | +235.7% | -58.1% | +19.5% | +176.0% | -205.3% | +63.5% | -21.7% | -347.7% | +428.1% | -8.3% | -2.8% | -59.9% | -134.4% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| — | -1.8% | -12.5% | +25.2% | -13.3% | -10.4% | -2.2% | -7.6% | -7.0% | +4.9% | +0.0% | -1.5% | +17.6% | +20.3% | +23.0% | +20.3% | +4.9% | -1.1% | -9.9% | -4.5% | -23.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.09 | 10.65 | 10.73 | 16.64 | 9.98 | 10.97 | 14.43 | 8.77 | 7.94 | 17.22 | 14.53 | 13.61 | 12.92 | 10.70 | 14.60 | 9.96 | 10.54 | 12.18 | 12.05 | 15.13 | 16.30 |
| — | -2.9% | -25.6% | +89.7% | +25.7% | -36.3% | -0.7% | -35.5% | -38.5% | +61.0% | -0.5% | +36.6% | +22.5% | -12.2% | +21.1% | -34.2% | -35.3% | +9.2% | -4.9% | +41.9% | +38.3% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.75 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.75 | 1.57 | 1.61 | 1.57 | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.50 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.57 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.67 |
| — | +46.1% | +10.5% | +0.1% | -15.4% | -20.7% | +3.2% | +16.3% | +0.3% | +6.8% | +7.9% | +3.4% | +8.7% | -4.2% | -14.1% | -8.1% | -13.8% | -13.7% | -14.5% | -15.2% | +0.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.53 | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.54 | 1.46 | 1.57 |
| — | +43.8% | +9.3% | +2.0% | -14.3% | -17.5% | +7.9% | +19.0% | +1.2% | +5.4% | +5.7% | +0.0% | +5.3% | -9.0% | -19.8% | -13.7% | -20.1% | -16.9% | -16.0% | -16.0% | +3.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 4.78 | 19.49 | 3.47 | 128.13 | 11.63 | 4.34 | 1.41 | 16.29 | 5.36 | 0.84 | 9.74 | 3.86 | 0.01 | 15.10 | 6.05 | 3.02 | 5.01 | -4.51 | 12.58 | 12.69 | 4.59 |
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Graham Holdings Company's current P/E is 17.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 16.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Graham Holdings Company's current operating margin is 5.1%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Graham Holdings Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.