The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

GHC

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.ghco.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$4.79B+0.1%
Operating income$69.39M-12.9%
Net income$724.63M+20.3%
Cash from ops$347.19M-4.5%
Quotation

$1,174.23

-13.15 (-1.1%)

52w hi$1,233.96
52w lo$944.04
Vol23.07K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.28

Short+0.33
Medium+0.21
Long+0.29

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Graham Holdings Company

Industrials · Conglomerates

Market cap$4.97B
Enterprise value$5.30B
Trailing P/E9.49x
Forward P/E17.53x
EV / EBITDA8.03x
P / S (ttm)0.98x
Profit margin10.7%
Return on equity11.9%
Revenue growth+7.1%
Earnings growth+676.5%
Debt / equity30.22
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.78
Corr SPX0.45
Annual vol28.0%
Annual ret+28.1%
Sharpe1.00
Max DD-19.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.35
Sector+0.02
Technical+0.27
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.02

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$1,197.86$1,206.32$1,168.54$1,174.2323.07K
Aug 12$1,167.25$1,190.93$1,153.28$1,187.3830.90K
Aug 11$1,188.90$1,192.90$1,165.86$1,173.8334.60K
Aug 10$1,176.30$1,185.00$1,161.57$1,177.6939.30K
Aug 7$1,193.87$1,208.25$1,174.83$1,185.7120.80K