Graham Holdings Company
GHC · NYSE
Company research
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) is a diversified American holding company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, originally founded in 1877 and formerly known as The Washington Post Company before rebranding in November 2013. Under the leadership of President and CEO Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy, the company operates across a broad range of sectors, with its core business anchored by Kaplan, Inc., a globally recognized education services provider offering test preparation, higher education programs, professional training, and English-language instruction across nearly 30 countries. Beyond education, Graham Holdings operates seven television broadcasting stations through Graham Media Group, provides home health and hospice care services via Graham Healthcare Group, and maintains diversified business interests spanning industrial manufacturing, automotive dealerships, restaurants and entertainment venues, digital marketing, and online media properties including Slate magazine and Foreign Policy. With approximately 19,920 full-time employees and a market capitalization of approximately $5.1 billion, Graham Holdings functions as a disciplined, decentralized conglomerate focused on long-term capital allocation and intrinsic value creation.
Research reports
Simply Wall St’s fundamental profile views GHC as trading more than 50% below its internal fair value estimate, emphasizing diversified operations, strong financial health and solid long‑term shareholder returns, while flagging margin compression and modest dividend appeal as key risks.
GuruFocus · June 8, 2026GHC Reports Strong Q4 Revenue Growth Amid Strategic InvestmentsGuruFocus highlights strong year‑over‑year Q4 revenue growth, a high GF Score of 90 and good profitability and growth metrics, but notes that the shares screen as “modestly overvalued” and points to limited recent insider buying, suggesting attractive fundamentals tempered by valuation and sentiment risks.
Yahoo Finance / Simply Wall St · May 4, 2026A Look At Graham Holdings (GHC) Valuation After Broad-Based Q1...This valuation-focused article reviews Q1 2026 results, recent share price performance and relative P/E and DCF metrics, concluding that the current 16.3x earnings multiple looks broadly appropriate versus peers while an intrinsic value estimate far above the market price signals potential undervaluation, leaving a mixed, data‑driven view on upside.
Yahoo Finance / Simply Wall St · March 9, 2026Graham Holdings (GHC) Valuation Check As Healthcare And Education Expansion Picks UpThis report connects recent healthcare acquisitions and Kaplan partnership expansion to GHC’s valuation, noting short‑term share price pressure against stronger long‑term shareholder returns and an intrinsic value estimate materially above the current price, framing the stock as attractively valued but subject to execution and macro risks.
Flash (StockSentinel.ai) · February 20, 2026Graham Holdings Company (GHC) Stock Research ReportFlash provides a full multi‑section equity research report that characterizes GHC as a mispriced asset‑compounding conglomerate, with detailed segment analysis, balance‑sheet discussion and scenario‑based valuation pointing to a probability‑weighted target well above the current price, while warning about a looming “profit cliff,” labor inefficiencies, regulatory exposure and secular headwinds in education and broadcasting.
KoalaGains · October 2, 2025Graham Holdings Company (GHC) Fair Value Analysis (2026)KoalaGains’ fair value piece argues that the market applies an excessive “conglomerate discount” to GHC, stressing its strong balance sheet, low earnings and EV/EBITDA multiples versus peers and a margin‑of‑safety for patient value investors, while acknowledging weak growth, Kaplan’s competitive and structural challenges, and the need for operational improvements or portfolio actions to unlock value over time.