Graham Holdings (GHC) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $18.77
- Estimate
- $18.36
- Surprise
- +2.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $1.33B
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Graham Holdings (GHC) beat the $18.36 estimate with adjusted EPS of $18.77 — a modest 2.2% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates GHC Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.2% surprise compares with a +10.8% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $1162.04
- Stop
- $1112.46
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (17.2× forward vs 9.4× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
GHC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Conglomerates
- Market cap
- $4.92B
- P/E (fwd)
- 17.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 9.4
- 52-week range
- $990.09–$1262.35
- Off 52-week high
- 7.9%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 1.13×
- Score today
- 5.5/10