GHC Dividend History & Yield

Graham Holdings Company · NYSE

Stock Industrials Quarterly payer Dividend growth
$1,127.68
-0.72% today
as of Sep 9, 2026
TTM yield
0.66%
$7.44/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
0.67%
$7.52/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$7.52
per share, forward
Per payment
$1.88
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Oct 15, 2026 Estimated
in 36 days
Next pay date
Oct 29, 2026
in 50 days
Last ex-dividend date
Jul 16, 2026
$1.88 per share
Payout ratio
6%
of earnings
Market cap
4.8B
P/E 9.1
5y dividend CAGR
+4.5%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
10 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
39.6
since Jan 16, 1987
1y total return
+4.5%
price +3.8% + dividends 0.7%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 (in 36 days) Oct 29, 2026 $1.88 $188.00 Estimated
Thu, Jan 14, 2027 (in 127 days) Jan 28, 2027 $1.88 $188.00 Estimated
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 (in 218 days) Apr 29, 2027 $1.88 $188.00 Estimated
Thu, Jul 15, 2027 (in 309 days) Jul 29, 2027 $1.88 $188.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from GHC's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $7.52 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Oct 17, 2016 to Jul 16, 2026; most recent $1.88$0.00$1.00$2.00Oct 17, 2016: $1.21Oct '16Jan 30, 2017: $1.27Apr 11, 2017: $1.27Jul 17, 2017: $1.27Oct 16, 2017: $1.27Feb 7, 2018: $1.33Feb '18Apr 18, 2018: $1.33Jul 18, 2018: $1.33Oct 16, 2018: $1.33Feb 6, 2019: $1.39Apr 17, 2019: $1.39Apr '19Jul 17, 2019: $1.39Oct 16, 2019: $1.39Feb 5, 2020: $1.45Apr 15, 2020: $1.45Jul 15, 2020: $1.45Jul '20Oct 14, 2020: $1.45Feb 3, 2021: $1.51Apr 15, 2021: $1.51Jul 15, 2021: $1.51Oct 14, 2021: $1.51Oct '21Feb 2, 2022: $1.58Apr 19, 2022: $1.58Jul 18, 2022: $1.58Oct 17, 2022: $1.58Feb 1, 2023: $1.65Feb '23Apr 19, 2023: $1.65Jul 18, 2023: $1.65Oct 17, 2023: $1.65Jan 31, 2024: $1.72Apr 17, 2024: $1.72Apr '24Jul 18, 2024: $1.72Oct 17, 2024: $1.72Feb 3, 2025: $1.80Apr 17, 2025: $1.80Jul 17, 2025: $1.80Jul '25Oct 16, 2025: $1.80Feb 4, 2026: $1.88Apr 16, 2026: $1.88Jul 16, 2026: $1.88

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$4.00$8.002017: $5.08$5.0820172018: $5.32$5.3220182019: $5.56$5.5620192020: $5.80$5.8020202021: $6.04$6.0420212022: $6.32$6.3220222023: $6.60$6.6020232024: $6.88$6.8820242025: $7.20$7.2020252026 (YTD): $5.64$5.642026 YTD

How much GHC do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month160$179,949$1,200
$500 / month798$899,745$6,000
$1,000 / month1,596$1,799,489$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 0.67%. $10,000 in GHC would currently pay about $67 a year ($6 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

GHC dividend history

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Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Jul 16, 2026 $1.88 +0.0%
Apr 16, 2026 $1.88 +0.0%
Feb 4, 2026 $1.88 +4.4%
Oct 16, 2025 $1.80 +0.0%
Jul 17, 2025 $1.80 +0.0%
Apr 17, 2025 $1.80 +0.0%
Feb 3, 2025 $1.80 +4.7%
Oct 17, 2024 $1.72 +0.0%
Jul 18, 2024 $1.72 +0.0%
Apr 17, 2024 $1.72 +0.0%
Jan 31, 2024 $1.72 +4.2%
Oct 17, 2023 $1.65 +0.0%
Jul 18, 2023 $1.65 +0.0%
Apr 19, 2023 $1.65 +0.0%
Feb 1, 2023 $1.65 +4.4%
Oct 17, 2022 $1.58 +0.0%
Jul 18, 2022 $1.58 +0.0%
Apr 19, 2022 $1.58 +0.0%
Feb 2, 2022 $1.58 +4.6%
Oct 14, 2021 $1.51 +0.0%
Jul 15, 2021 $1.51 +0.0%
Apr 15, 2021 $1.51 +0.0%
Feb 3, 2021 $1.51 +4.1%
Oct 14, 2020 $1.45 +0.0%
Jul 15, 2020 $1.45 +0.0%
Apr 15, 2020 $1.45 +0.0%
Feb 5, 2020 $1.45 +4.3%
Oct 16, 2019 $1.39 +0.0%
Jul 17, 2019 $1.39 +0.0%
Apr 17, 2019 $1.39 +0.0%
Feb 6, 2019 $1.39 +4.5%
Oct 16, 2018 $1.33 +0.0%
Jul 18, 2018 $1.33 +0.0%
Apr 18, 2018 $1.33 +0.0%
Feb 7, 2018 $1.33 +4.7%
Oct 16, 2017 $1.27 +0.0%
Jul 17, 2017 $1.27 +0.0%
Apr 11, 2017 $1.27 +0.0%
Jan 30, 2017 $1.27 +5.0%
Oct 17, 2016 $1.21 +0.0%
Jul 18, 2016 $1.21 +0.0%
Apr 13, 2016 $1.21 +0.0%
Jan 29, 2016 $1.21 +5.2%
Oct 15, 2015 $1.15 -56.6%
Jul 16, 2015 $2.65 +65.5%
Apr 13, 2015 $1.6012 -50.0%
Jan 29, 2015 $3.2024 +107.8%
Oct 15, 2014 $1.5408 +0.0%
Jul 16, 2014 $1.5408 +0.0%
Apr 15, 2014 $1.5408 +0.0%
Jan 30, 2014 $1.5408 +4.1%
Dec 13, 2012 $5.9215 Special
Oct 18, 2012 $1.4804 +0.0%
Jul 19, 2012 $1.4804 +0.0%
Apr 19, 2012 $1.4804 +0.0%
Jan 26, 2012 $1.4804 +4.3%
Oct 20, 2011 $1.4199 +0.0%
Jul 21, 2011 $1.4199 +0.0%
Apr 20, 2011 $1.4199 +0.0%
Jan 27, 2011 $1.4199 +4.4%
Oct 21, 2010 $1.3595 +0.0%
Jul 22, 2010 $1.3595 +0.0%
Apr 22, 2010 $1.3595 +0.0%
Jan 25, 2010 $1.3595 +4.7%
Oct 22, 2009 $1.2991 +0.0%
Jul 23, 2009 $1.2991 +0.0%
Apr 23, 2009 $1.2991 +0.0%
Jan 22, 2009 $1.2991 +0.0%
Oct 23, 2008 $1.2991 +0.0%
Jul 24, 2008 $1.2991 +0.0%
Apr 24, 2008 $1.2991 +0.0%
Jan 24, 2008 $1.2991 +4.9%
Oct 25, 2007 $1.2387 +0.0%
Jul 26, 2007 $1.2387 +0.0%
Apr 26, 2007 $1.2387 +0.0%
Jan 29, 2007 $1.2387 +5.1%
Oct 26, 2006 $1.1782 +0.0%
Jul 27, 2006 $1.1782 +0.0%
Apr 27, 2006 $1.1782 +0.0%
Jan 27, 2006 $1.1782 +5.4%
Oct 26, 2005 $1.1178 +0.0%
Jul 27, 2005 $1.1178 +0.0%
Apr 27, 2005 $1.1178 +0.0%
Jan 27, 2005 $1.1178 +5.7%
Oct 20, 2004 $1.0574 +0.0%
Jul 21, 2004 $1.0574 +0.0%
Apr 21, 2004 $1.0574 +0.0%
Jan 22, 2004 $1.0574 +20.7%
Oct 22, 2003 $0.8761 +0.0%
Jul 23, 2003 $0.8761 +0.0%
Apr 23, 2003 $0.8761 +0.0%
Jan 22, 2003 $0.8761 +3.6%
Oct 23, 2002 $0.8459 +0.0%
Jul 24, 2002 $0.8459 +0.0%
Apr 24, 2002 $0.8459 +0.0%
Jan 23, 2002 $0.8459 +0.0%
Oct 24, 2001 $0.8459 +0.0%
Jul 25, 2001 $0.8459 +0.0%
Apr 25, 2001 $0.8459 +0.0%
Jan 24, 2001 $0.8459 +3.7%
Oct 18, 2000 $0.8157 +0.0%
Jul 19, 2000 $0.8157 +0.0%
Apr 18, 2000 $0.8157 +0.0%
Jan 26, 2000 $0.8157 +3.8%
Oct 20, 1999 $0.7855 +0.0%
Jul 21, 1999 $0.7855 +0.0%
Apr 21, 1999 $0.7855 +0.0%
Jan 21, 1999 $0.7855 +4.0%
Sep 30, 1998 $0.7553 +0.0%
Jul 22, 1998 $0.7553 +0.0%
Apr 1, 1998 $0.7553 +0.0%
Jan 21, 1998 $0.7553 +4.2%
Oct 1, 1997 $0.7251 +0.0%
Jul 23, 1997 $0.7251 +0.0%
Apr 2, 1997 $0.7251 +0.0%
Jan 22, 1997 $0.7251 +4.3%
Oct 2, 1996 $0.6949 +0.0%
Jul 24, 1996 $0.6949 +0.0%
Apr 2, 1996 $0.6949 +0.0%
Jan 24, 1996 $0.6949 +4.5%
Oct 4, 1995 $0.6647 +0.0%
Jul 20, 1995 $0.6647 +0.0%
Apr 3, 1995 $0.6647 +0.0%
Jan 17, 1995 $0.6647 +4.8%
Oct 3, 1994 $0.6344 +0.0%
Jul 19, 1994 $0.6344 +0.0%
Apr 4, 1994 $0.6344 +0.0%
Oct 4, 1993 $0.6344 +0.0%
Jul 19, 1993 $0.6344 +0.0%
Apr 2, 1993 $0.6344 +0.0%
Jan 15, 1993 $0.6344 +0.0%
Oct 5, 1992 $0.6344 +0.0%
Jul 20, 1992 $0.6344 +0.0%
Apr 6, 1992 $0.6344 +0.0%
Jan 17, 1992 $0.6344 +0.0%
Oct 7, 1991 $0.6344 +0.0%
Jul 22, 1991 $0.6344 +0.0%
Apr 8, 1991 $0.6344 +0.0%
Jan 18, 1991 $0.6344 +5.0%
Oct 5, 1990 $0.6042 +0.0%
Jul 23, 1990 $0.6042 +0.0%
Apr 6, 1990 $0.6042 +0.0%
Jan 22, 1990 $0.6042 +117.4%
Oct 6, 1989 $0.2779 +0.0%
Jul 24, 1989 $0.2779 +0.0%
Apr 10, 1989 $0.2779 +0.0%
Jan 23, 1989 $0.2779 +17.9%
Oct 7, 1988 $0.2356 +0.0%
Jul 25, 1988 $0.2356 +0.0%
Apr 11, 1988 $0.2356 +0.0%
Jan 25, 1988 $0.2356 +21.9%
Oct 9, 1987 $0.1934 +0.0%
Jul 20, 1987 $0.1934 +0.0%
Apr 10, 1987 $0.1934 +0.0%
Jan 16, 1987 $0.1934

GHC dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →
Ex-dateChangeOldNewStatus
Feb 4, 2026 Raised 4.4% $1.80 $1.88 Paid

Detected from the regular payment stream; supplemental and special dividends are excluded. Pro members get an email the morning a holding raises or cuts.

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicLow risk

GHC scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).

No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About Graham Holdings Company

Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified holding company in the United States and internationally. The company provides academic preparation programs for international students; professional training and postsecondary education services, as well as English-language programs; operations support services for pre-college, certificate, undergraduate and graduate programs; exam preparation services; career and academic advisement services; and operates a sixth-form college that prepares students for A-level examinations.

Sector: Industrials. Industry: Conglomerates. First dividend on our records: Jan 16, 1987. 155 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 9, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

GHC dividend FAQ

When is GHC's next ex-dividend date?

GHC's next ex-dividend date is Oct 15, 2026 (in 36 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $1.88 per share, expected on Oct 29, 2026.

How often does GHC pay dividends?

GHC pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $1.88 per share with an ex-date of Jul 16, 2026.

What is GHC's dividend yield?

GHC's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.66%, based on $7.44 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $1,127.68. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $7.52 per share, is 0.67%.

How much does GHC pay per share?

GHC pays about $1.88 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $7.52 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $752.00 a year.

Has GHC grown or cut its dividend?

GHC has raised its annual dividend for 10 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 4.5% a year (+4.5% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of GHC do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 0.67%, you would need about 160 shares of GHC (roughly $179,949 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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