GHC vs LOPE
Graham Holdings Co. and Grand Canyon Education, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GHC | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.9B | $1.1B |
| Net income | $292.3M | $216.2M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 19.5% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | 28.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $66.47 | $7.71 |
| Dividend / share | $7.20 | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $275.3M | $238.6M |
| Equity | $4.8B | $746.9M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.13× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.75× | 3.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.2% | 5.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −0.5% | −3.4% |
GHC bills 4.4× the revenue of LOPE, and LOPE keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (19.5% against 6.2%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GHC | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.9B | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $4.8B | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $4.4B | $960.9M |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $911.3M |
| FY2021 | $3.2B | $896.6M |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $844.1M |
| FY2019 | $2.9B | $778.6M |
| FY2018 | $2.7B | $845.5M |
| FY2017 | $2.6B | $974.1M |
| FY2016 | $2.5B | $873.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GHC | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $292.3M | $216.2M |
| FY2024 | $724.6M | $226.2M |
| FY2023 | $205.3M | $205.0M |
| FY2022 | $67.1M | $184.7M |
| FY2021 | $352.1M | $260.3M |
| FY2020 | $300.4M | $257.2M |
| FY2019 | $327.9M | $259.2M |
| FY2018 | $271.2M | $229.0M |
| FY2017 | $302.0M | $203.3M |
| FY2016 | $168.6M | $148.5M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$3,805,493,000 | GHC |
| FY2024 | +$3,757,902,000 | GHC |
| FY2023 | +$3,453,978,000 | GHC |
| FY2022 | +$3,013,187,000 | GHC |
| FY2021 | +$2,289,410,000 | GHC |
| FY2020 | +$2,045,025,000 | GHC |
| FY2019 | +$2,153,456,000 | GHC |
| FY2018 | +$1,850,465,000 | GHC |
| FY2017 | +$1,617,712,000 | GHC |
| FY2016 | +$1,608,546,000 | GHC |
| FY2015 | +$1,807,914,000 | GHC |
| FY2014 | +$2,045,977,000 | GHC |
| FY2013 | +$2,002,267,000 | GHC |
| FY2012 | +$2,861,329,000 | GHC |
| FY2011 | +$3,099,256,000 | GHC |
| FY2010 | +$4,200,792,000 | GHC |
| FY2009 | +$4,064,138,000 | GHC |
GHC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −13.4 pp | LOPE |
| FY2024 | −6.6 pp | LOPE |
| FY2023 | −16.5 pp | LOPE |
| FY2022 | −18.5 pp | LOPE |
| FY2021 | −17.9 pp | LOPE |
| FY2020 | −20.1 pp | LOPE |
| FY2019 | −22.1 pp | LOPE |
| FY2018 | −17.0 pp | LOPE |
| FY2017 | −9.2 pp | LOPE |
| FY2016 | −10.2 pp | LOPE |
| FY2015 | −20.7 pp | LOPE |
| FY2014 | +31.1 pp | GHC |
| FY2013 | −5.7 pp | LOPE |
| FY2012 | −9.7 pp | LOPE |
| FY2011 | −8.5 pp | LOPE |
| FY2010 | −3.1 pp | LOPE |
| FY2009 | −8.3 pp | LOPE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GHC and LOPE over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GHC's net margin has been more volatile than LOPE's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 10.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.9.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GHC and LOPE over these 17 fiscal years — GHC led in 1 and LOPE in 16.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GHC's return on equity has been more volatile than LOPE's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 9.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.6.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between GHC and LOPE over these 17 fiscal years — GHC led in 1 and LOPE in 16.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.