Graham Holdings Company reports news about a diversified holding company with businesses in education, television broadcasting, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive dealerships and other operations. Recurring updates include consolidated and division operating results, regular dividend declarations, annual-meeting materials and portfolio actions involving Kaplan businesses.
Kaplan-related announcements cover education programs and partnerships across areas such as financial planning certificates, professional licensure exam preparation and other academic or career-focused services. Company updates also describe how segment performance changes across education, broadcasting, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive and other businesses affect reported revenue, operating income and cash-flow measures.
Kaplan (GHC) ranked No. 1 in the Large category on Fortune and Great Place To Work’s 2026 Best Workplaces in Education & Training list.
This is Kaplan’s first appearance on the list. The company has also been certified by Great Place To Work for three consecutive years, including 2026.
Code3, fully owned by Graham Holdings Company (GHC), won four 2026 agency awards across Amazon Ads and Meta. Code3 and Gigi earned the global Amazon Ads Partner Award for Programmatic Optimization for their work with Nordic Naturals. Code3 also won all three Meta Agency Award categories for which it was nominated: Creative Excellence Campaign of the Year for Feastables, and Performance Campaign of the Year and Brand Campaign of the Year for Christian Dior Couture.
The awards recognize campaigns spanning commerce, media and creative work. Earlier in 2026, Code3 received Skai's Celeste AI Pioneer (Agency) Award for its application of artificial intelligence to advertising performance. It also earned Bronze in Digital Commerce at The Drum Awards for Marketing for work with Elida Beauty.
Kaplan (GHC) surveyed law school admissions officers and found 91% expect the 2026-2027 application cycle to be at least as competitive as the previous cycle.
Applicants increased 8% in 2025-2026 after an 18% rise the year before. In the survey, 10% of respondents called the U.S. political climate the main factor behind the 2025-2026 increase, while 44% called it a major driver. Admissions officers from 90 of 198 American Bar Association-accredited law schools participated.
Graham Holdings (GHC), through its Kaplan education unit, reports that in a 2026 survey of 213 college admissions officers, 70% say college rankings have “lost some of their prestige” over the past few years, unchanged from 2025 and up from 56% in 2023.
Despite this skepticism, 88% of colleges and universities surveyed plan to continue participating in rankings. Many admissions officers cited fairness concerns and said families often overweight rankings when choosing schools. Kaplan encourages students and parents to focus on affordability, outcomes, and institutional fit rather than ranking position alone.
Graham Holdings Company (GHC)/b) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.88 per share.The dividend is payable on November 5, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 15, 2026.
Kaplan (NYSE:GHC) has launched its Advanced Track Live Online SAT course, aimed at top-performing students targeting scores around 1450 for highly selective colleges. The course is designed for those with a baseline SAT score of 1250+ and focuses on high-level reasoning and problem-solving. Kaplan also highlights a strong score-improvement guarantee, offering eligible students a refund or free course retake if their scores do not improve.
Kaplan (NYSE:GHC) has expanded its MCAT preparation suite with new learning innovations, including 21 full-length practice tests, a proprietary AI Tutor, enhanced answer explanations, CARS Skillbuilders, and updated 2027–2028 edition books with integrated online resources.
The company now includes all seven official AAMC practice exams within its 21-test package and offers psychometrically validated Kaplan-written tests. Kaplan also highlights a score guarantee for eligible comprehensive courses, offering a refund or free course retake if students do not reach a 515 score or improve by at least 15 points, depending on baseline.
Graham Holdings (NYSE: GHC), through its subsidiary Kaplan, has agreed to sell Dublin Business School (DBS), described as Ireland’s leading independent third-level institution, to China Chunlai Education Group for US$127.5 million, subject to agreed completion conditions.
According to China Chunlai, the deal is viewed as a long-term investment platform for growth, innovation and international collaboration. Kaplan characterizes China Chunlai as a strong long-term steward for DBS and calls the transaction a positive step for DBS students and staff, China Chunlai, and Kaplan and its shareholders.
China Chunlai reports 116,784 students enrolled across its Chinese colleges and revenue of RMB956.3 million for the six months ended 28 February 2026, maintaining multi‑digit growth for the last eight fiscal years. DBS currently serves about 9,000 students annually and has partnerships with over 100 international colleges and universities.
Kaplan Educational Foundation (affiliated with GHC) received a $100,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to support three initiatives: the Kaplan Leadership Program, the Bridge Program, and the Transfer Hub. The funding coincides with KEF’s 20th anniversary and will help sustain stipends, tutoring, advising, and digital transfer resources for high-potential, low-income community college students.
According to KEF, 92% of Kaplan Leadership Program scholars earn a bachelor’s degree, compared with a national community-college transfer attainment rate of 14%. Since 2020, 10 Kaplan Leadership Program scholars have earned Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships, including two scholars in the 2026 cohort.
Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $1.30 billion, up 7% year over year, and operating income of $83.6 million, up from $72.8 million. Net income attributable to common shares rose to $281.1 million ($64.86 per diluted share), largely reflecting higher non-operating pension income and gains on marketable equity securities.
For the first six months of 2026, revenue grew 7% to $2.54 billion, with operating income of $141.5 million. Excluding specified items, net income attributable to common shares was $84.2 million ($19.46 per share) in Q2 and $158.1 million ($36.19 per share) year-to-date. The company closed the sale of Kaplan Languages Group, recorded a $19.0 million impairment and $5.2 million loss on sale, executed a pension annuity transaction that generated a $137.0 million noncash settlement gain, realized $101.9 million in Q2 gains on marketable equity securities, and repurchased 110,471 Class B shares for $122.0 million.