Every material Form 8-K Graham filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) elected Robert J. Mylod Jr. to its Board of Directors on November 5, 2026. The Board has determined he is an independent director under NYSE listing standards, and he will receive the same non-employee director compensation as the company's other non-employee directors.
Election date: November 5, 2026; the Board has not yet decided whether he will serve on any committee.
Mylod is Managing Partner of Annox Capital Management, a private investment firm he founded in 2013.
He was formerly Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of Booking Holdings from 2000 to 2009.
Director pay is an annual cash retainer, with an option to take part in fully vested Class B shares.
Graham Holdings reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $1,326.0 million, up 4%, and operating income of $85.5 million, up from $67.1 million. Net income attributable to common shareholders fell 39% to $75.1 million ($17.60 per diluted share), mainly because the company recorded $15.0 million in net losses on marketable equity securities versus $84.8 million in gains a year earlier.
Q3 2026 revenue was $1,326.0 million, up 4% from $1,278.9 million; television broadcasting, healthcare, and manufacturing led growth, while education declined.
Q3 2026 net income attributable to common shareholders was $75.1 million ($17.60 per diluted share), versus $122.9 million ($27.91) in Q3 2025.
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) was $80.2 million ($18.77 per diluted share), compared with $62.0 million ($14.08) a year earlier.
Kaplan sold Dublin Business School to China Chunlai Education Group; the transaction closed October 27, 2026, for $127.5 million.
Graham Holdings reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $1,302.5 million, up 7% from a year earlier, and operating income of $83.6 million, up from $72.8 million. Diluted earnings per share were $64.86, versus $8.35 a year earlier, mainly due to a $137.0 million pre-tax noncash pension settlement gain; excluding non-GAAP items, adjusted diluted EPS was $19.46 versus $14.33.
Q2 2026 revenue $1,302.5 million, up 7% from $1,215.8 million; operating income $83.6 million versus $72.8 million
Diluted EPS $64.86 versus $8.35; adjusted (non-GAAP) diluted EPS $19.46 versus $14.33
Pension annuity purchase settled $124.3 million of obligations, producing a $137.0 million pre-tax noncash settlement gain in Q2
Borrowings $900.4 million at June 30, 2026; cash, marketable equity securities and other investments $1,297.4 million
Graham Holdings reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1,236.0 million, up 6%, and operating income of $57.8 million, up from $47.5 million a year earlier. Net income attributable to common stockholders rose to $29.1 million ($6.62 per diluted share) from $23.9 million ($5.45), but results were affected by a $68.9 million net loss on marketable equity securities and a $19.0 million impairment tied to the planned sale of the Kaplan Languages Group.
Revenue of $1,236.0 million, up 6% from $1,165.9 million in Q1 2025, with gains at education, television broadcasting, healthcare and manufacturing
Operating income of $57.8 million versus $47.5 million in Q1 2025
Net loss of $68.9 million on marketable equity securities, compared with net gains of $43.8 million a year earlier
Agreement to sell Kaplan Languages Group, with an expected closing date of May 1, 2026, and a $19.0 million pre-tax impairment charge
Graham Holdings reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 25, 2026. Full-year revenue rose 3% to $4.9 billion and operating income rose 9% to $234.9 million, but net income attributable to common shareholders fell 60% to $292.3 million ($66.47 per diluted share), largely reflecting lower non-operating pension income after a $653.4 million pension settlement gain in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue was $1,251.0 million, up slightly from $1,245.8 million, while operating income fell to $47.6 million from $72.5 million.
Television broadcasting fourth-quarter revenue fell 32% to $110.5 million, mainly due to a $48.4 million decline in political advertising revenue.
Excluding certain items, 2025 net income attributable to common shares was $226.5 million ($51.50 per share), compared with $282.2 million ($63.63 per share) in 2024.
On November 24, 2025, the company issued $500 million of 5.625% notes due December 1, 2033 and redeemed $400 million of 5.75% notes due June 1, 2026.
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