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Graham Holdings Company (GHC) Gross margin

annual gross margin:

28.02%+1.39%(+5.22%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (September 18, 2025), GHC annual gross profit margin is 28.02%, with the most recent change of +1.39% (+5.22%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, GHC annual gross margin has fallen by -1.55% (-5.24%).
  • GHC annual gross margin is now -47.67% below its all-time high of 53.54%, reached on December 1, 2010.

Performance

1-year change

+5.22%

3-year change

-5.24%

5-year change

+3.17%

15-year change

-29.76%

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Highlights

Sector rank

40.62%
GHC annual gross profit margin is higher than 40.62% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

53.54%
GHC annual gross profit margin is currently -47.67% below its historical high of 53.54%

3-year low

26.63%
GHC annual gross profit margin is currently +5.22% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
GHC previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
GHC next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherGHCprofitability metrics

Annual revenue

$4.79B
GHC annual revenue is $4.79 billion

Annual gross profit

$1.34B
GHC annual gross profit is $1.34 billion

annual operating margin

-66.45%
GHC annual operating profit margin is -66.45%

annual net margin

15.19%
GHC annual net profit margin is 15.19%

quarterly gross margin:

28.74%+1.45%(+5.31%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (September 18, 2025), GHC quarterly gross profit margin is 28.74%, with the most recent change of +1.45% (+5.31%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, GHC quarterly gross margin has increased by +1.64% (+6.05%).
  • GHC quarterly gross margin is now -58.15% below its all-time high of 68.67%, reached on December 30, 2001.

Performance

3-month change

+5.31%

1-year change

+6.05%

3-year change

+0.38%

5-year change

+3.16%

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Highlights

Sector rank

41.41%
GHC quarterly gross profit margin is higher than 41.41% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

68.67%
GHC quarterly gross profit margin is currently -58.15% below its historical high of 68.67%

3-year low

25.98%
GHC quarterly gross profit margin is currently +10.62% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
GHC previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Oct 29, 2025
GHC next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 29, 2025

OtherGHCprofitability metrics

Quarterly revenue

$1.22B
GHC quarterly revenue is $1.22 billion

quarterly gross profit

$349.44M
GHC quarterly gross profit is $349.44 million

quarterly operating margin

5.98%
GHC quarterly operating profit margin is 5.98%

Quarterly net margin

3.31%
GHC quarterly net profit margin is 3.31%

Gross margin Formula

Gross Margin =  Gross Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual gross margin

28.02%
GHC annual gross profit margin is 28.02%

Annual gross profit

$1.34B
GHC annual gross profit is $1.34 billion

Annual revenue

$4.79B
GHC annual revenue is $4.79 billion

GHC Gross margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+5.2%+6.0%
3 y3 years-5.2%+0.4%
5 y5 years+3.2%+3.2%

GHC Gross margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-5.2%+5.2%-4.2%+10.6%
5 y5-year-5.2%+5.2%-13.9%+10.6%
alltimeall time-47.7%+5.2%-58.1%>+9999.0%

GHC Gross margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
28.74%(+5.3%)
Mar 2025
-
27.29%(-8.3%)
Dec 2024
28.02%(+5.2%)
29.77%(+2.5%)
Sep 2024
-
29.05%(+7.2%)
Jun 2024
-
27.10%(+4.3%)
Mar 2024
-
25.98%(-1.2%)
Dec 2023
26.63%(-7.9%)
26.29%(-1.3%)
Sep 2023
-
26.63%(-2.8%)
Jun 2023
-
27.40%(+4.5%)
Mar 2023
-
26.21%(-12.6%)
Dec 2022
28.91%(-2.2%)
30.00%(+7.2%)
Sep 2022
-
27.99%(-2.2%)
Jun 2022
-
28.63%(-1.1%)
Mar 2022
-
28.95%(-7.0%)
Dec 2021
29.57%(+1.0%)
31.13%(+11.5%)
Sep 2021
-
27.93%(-5.5%)
Jun 2021
-
29.56%(-0.1%)
Mar 2021
-
29.58%(-11.4%)
Dec 2020
29.28%(+7.8%)
33.40%(+16.0%)
Sep 2020
-
28.79%(+3.3%)
Jun 2020
-
27.86%(+0.0%)
Mar 2020
-
27.85%(+1.8%)
Dec 2019
27.16%(-19.0%)
27.37%(+5.4%)
Sep 2019
-
25.98%(-7.4%)
Jun 2019
-
28.07%(+3.1%)
Mar 2019
-
27.22%(-17.8%)
Dec 2018
33.55%(-15.9%)
33.12%(+11.8%)
Sep 2018
-
29.63%(-3.7%)
Jun 2018
-
30.77%(-24.6%)
Mar 2018
-
40.83%(+0.3%)
Dec 2017
39.89%(-20.1%)
40.69%(+4.7%)
Sep 2017
-
38.85%(-2.0%)
Jun 2017
-
39.63%(-2.0%)
Mar 2017
-
40.42%(-16.9%)
Dec 2016
49.94%(-2.4%)
48.65%(-1.1%)
Sep 2016
-
49.18%(-0.4%)
Jun 2016
-
49.38%(+3.5%)
Mar 2016
-
47.71%(-5.7%)
Dec 2015
51.16%(+1.3%)
50.59%(+1.3%)
Sep 2015
-
49.96%(+2.2%)
Jun 2015
-
48.89%(+3.5%)
Mar 2015
-
47.24%(-11.0%)
Dec 2014
50.50%(+5.1%)
53.06%(+8.5%)
Sep 2014
-
48.89%(+1.1%)
Jun 2014
-
48.37%(+0.4%)
Mar 2014
-
48.20%(-6.7%)
Dec 2013
48.06%(+4.5%)
51.67%(+12.9%)
Sep 2013
-
45.78%(-3.6%)
Jun 2013
-
47.50%(+4.1%)
Mar 2013
-
45.63%(-3.0%)
Dec 2012
45.99%(-1.1%)
47.02%(+3.6%)
Sep 2012
-
45.37%(-2.6%)
Jun 2012
-
46.56%(+4.1%)
Mar 2012
-
44.71%(-6.9%)
Dec 2011
46.50%(-13.1%)
48.03%(+8.4%)
Sep 2011
-
44.29%(-5.3%)
Jun 2011
-
46.79%(-2.5%)
Mar 2011
-
48.01%(-7.9%)
Dec 2010
53.54%(+9.0%)
52.10%(-3.9%)
Sep 2010
-
54.23%(-1.2%)
Jun 2010
-
54.88%(+5.2%)
Mar 2010
-
52.18%(-2.9%)
Dec 2009
49.11%(+1.9%)
53.76%(+6.4%)
Sep 2009
-
50.53%(+8.9%)
Jun 2009
-
46.41%(+3.1%)
Mar 2009
-
45.00%(-9.4%)
Dec 2008
48.18%(-2.2%)
49.69%(+5.0%)
Sep 2008
-
47.32%(-1.3%)
Jun 2008
-
47.95%(+0.6%)
Mar 2008
-
47.68%(+0.8%)
Dec 2007
49.24%(+16.5%)
47.28%(-4.5%)
Sep 2007
-
49.51%(-3.1%)
Jun 2007
-
51.10%(+3.8%)
Mar 2007
-
49.23%(+17.0%)
Dec 2006
42.26%
42.06%(+3.2%)
Sep 2006
-
40.77%(-6.4%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2006
-
43.57%(+2.2%)
Mar 2006
-
42.63%(+1.5%)
Dec 2005
40.69%(-4.0%)
42.01%(+8.6%)
Sep 2005
-
38.70%(-7.4%)
Jun 2005
-
41.80%(-1.5%)
Mar 2005
-
42.43%(-3.1%)
Dec 2004
42.37%(+7.9%)
43.78%(+2.3%)
Sep 2004
-
42.78%(+0.2%)
Jun 2004
-
42.69%(+6.9%)
Mar 2004
-
39.93%(+9.2%)
Dec 2003
39.25%(-2.6%)
36.58%(-9.2%)
Sep 2003
-
40.28%(-3.3%)
Jun 2003
-
41.64%(+7.4%)
Mar 2003
-
38.76%(-8.0%)
Dec 2002
40.31%(+20.8%)
42.13%(+7.1%)
Sep 2002
-
39.34%(-5.9%)
Jun 2002
-
41.81%(+8.3%)
Mar 2002
-
38.62%(-43.8%)
Dec 2001
33.38%(-12.8%)
68.67%(>+9900.0%)
Sep 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 2000
38.29%(-1.7%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 1999
38.95%(-1.2%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 1999
-
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 1998
39.43%(-7.2%)
43.26%(+12.9%)
Sep 1998
-
38.31%(-7.4%)
Jun 1998
-
41.37%(+8.1%)
Mar 1998
-
38.28%(-18.7%)
Dec 1997
42.50%(+4.8%)
47.09%(+0.2%)
Sep 1997
-
46.99%(-7.6%)
Jun 1997
-
50.84%(+9.6%)
Mar 1997
-
46.38%(-2.0%)
Dec 1996
40.54%(+3.4%)
47.34%(+1.6%)
Sep 1996
-
46.60%(+0.5%)
Jun 1996
-
46.37%(+11.0%)
Mar 1996
-
41.79%(-21.9%)
Dec 1995
39.20%(-4.9%)
53.51%(+51.0%)
Sep 1995
-
35.44%(-20.5%)
Jun 1995
-
44.56%(+10.6%)
Mar 1995
-
40.28%(-19.9%)
Dec 1994
41.21%(-2.3%)
50.28%(+5.7%)
Sep 1994
-
47.55%(-0.8%)
Jun 1994
-
47.95%(+5.1%)
Mar 1994
-
45.63%(-15.7%)
Dec 1993
42.20%(+4.0%)
54.16%(+16.2%)
Sep 1993
-
46.61%(-6.5%)
Jun 1993
-
49.85%(+5.2%)
Mar 1993
-
47.39%(-5.9%)
Dec 1992
40.59%(+5.6%)
50.34%(+21.4%)
Sep 1992
-
41.48%(-19.5%)
Jun 1992
-
51.53%(+19.4%)
Mar 1992
-
43.15%(-5.2%)
Dec 1991
38.42%(-6.6%)
45.50%(+1.3%)
Sep 1991
-
44.91%(-2.2%)
Jun 1991
-
45.93%(+20.2%)
Mar 1991
-
38.22%(-12.8%)
Dec 1990
41.12%(-4.1%)
43.85%(-2.1%)
Sep 1990
-
44.77%(-9.8%)
Jun 1990
-
49.66%(+10.4%)
Mar 1990
-
44.99%(-3.0%)
Dec 1989
42.90%(+7.8%)
46.36%(-1.1%)
Sep 1989
-
46.87%
Dec 1988
39.81%(-4.1%)
-
Dec 1987
41.50%(+2.0%)
-
Dec 1986
40.70%(+6.5%)
-
Dec 1985
38.23%(+5.3%)
-
Dec 1984
36.30%(+5.7%)
-
Dec 1983
34.35%(+10.3%)
-
Dec 1982
31.15%(+8.6%)
-
Dec 1981
28.69%(-2.1%)
-
Dec 1980
29.30%
-

FAQ

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What is Graham Holdings Company annual gross profit margin?

The current annual gross margin of GHC is 28.02%

What is the all time high annual gross margin for Graham Holdings Company?

Graham Holdings Company all-time high annual gross profit margin is 53.54%

What is Graham Holdings Company annual gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, GHC annual gross profit margin has changed by +1.39% (+5.22%)

What is Graham Holdings Company quarterly gross profit margin?

The current quarterly gross margin of GHC is 28.74%

What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for Graham Holdings Company?

Graham Holdings Company all-time high quarterly gross profit margin is 68.67%

What is Graham Holdings Company quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, GHC quarterly gross profit margin has changed by +1.64% (+6.05%)
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