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Graham Holdings Co GHC
Graham Holdings Co (GHC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.95% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $4.9B at a 6.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.124 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.988 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.028 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.368 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHC | Graham Holdings Co | 6/9 | 5.66 | 17.1 | +2.5% |
| EDU | New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. | 6/9 | 3.78 | 19.8 | +13.6% |
| TAL | TAL Education Group | 7/9 | 4.37 | 9.3 | +33.7% |
| LRN | Stride, Inc. | 7/9 | 7.97 | 11 | +4.7% |
| STG | Sunlands Technology Group | 8/9 | 0.28 | — | +1.5% |
| CVSA | Covista Inc. | 7/9 | 5.05 | 17.3 | +9.3% |
| LAUR | LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. | 5/9 | 2.7 | 18.4 | +8.6% |
About Graham Holdings Co
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.
FAQ
Is GHC financially healthy?
Graham Holdings Co's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does GHC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Graham Holdings Co pays a dividend yielding about 2.95% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is GHC?
In FY2025, Graham Holdings Co had a net margin of 6.0% and a return on equity of 6.1%.
Is GHC overvalued or undervalued?
Graham Holdings Co trades at about 17.9× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.7×–47.4×, median 13.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for GHC?
The average Wall-Street price target for Graham Holdings Co is $990.00, about 16.6% below the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is GHC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Graham Holdings Co: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 17.1×, a dividend yield of 2.95%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.