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Where is Graham Holdings headquartered?

Graham Holdings is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

What is Graham Holdings’ revenue?

Graham Holdings disclosed revenue of 4,791M USD for 2024 and 4,415M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Graham Holdings have?

Graham Holdings has 15,382 employees.

What sector is Graham Holdings in?

Graham Holdings is a diversified company.

When was Graham Holdings founded?

Graham Holdings was founded in 1877.

Graham Holdings

Graham Holdings Co.

1300 North 17th Street, 17th Floor,
Arlington, Virginia 22209
United States,
(703) 345-6300
www.ghco.com

Graham Holdings is a diversified education and media company whose principal operations include educational services; television broadcasting; online, print and local TV news; home health and hospice care; and custom manufacturing. The Company owns Kaplan, a leading global provider of educational services; Graham Media Group (WDIV–Detroit, KPRC–Houston, WKMG–Orlando, KSAT–San Antonio, WJXT–Jacksonville); The Slate Group (Slate and Panoply); and Foreign Policy. The Company also owns Trove, a social news aggregator; SocialCode, a leading social marketing solutions company; Celtic Healthcare and Residential Healthcare Group, home health and hospice providers; Joyce/Dayton Corp., a manufacturer of screw jacks, linear actuators and lifting systems; and Forney Corporation, a manufacturer of burners, igniters, dampers and controls for combustion processes in electric utility and industrial applications. Graham Holdings was founded in 1877 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 13 2 - - - - 15
vol $323M $323M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $328M $328M
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Company Summary

SECTOR

Diversified

Revenue

4,791   9% 2024
4,415   13% 2023
3,924   24% 2022
3,186   11% 2021
2,889   2% 2020
2,932   9% 2019
2,696   5% 2018
2,592   5% 2017
2,482   5% 2016
2,586   27% 2015
3,535   2014
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Employees

15,382

Established

1877

Public

NYSE: GHC

Former Name

The Washington Post Co.


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