Graham Holdings (GHC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4M in 2025, up 2% from $3.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 83:1, on median employee pay of $48,092.

Filed
March 24, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4M+2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
83:1median $48,092
CEO pay in equity
68%$2.7M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$1,200,000Unchanged from prior year
Total Global Workforce
20,875Before de minimis exclusion

How O’Shaughnessy was paid

$4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary30%Stock awards68%Non-equity incentive2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Timothy J. O’ShaughnessyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,989,759
Wallace R. CooneySenior Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer$1,778,210
Jacob M. MaasExecutive Vice President$1,606,843
Andrew S. RosenChairman–Kaplan Inc. and Executive Vice President–Graham Holdings Co.$13,244,938
Nicole M. MaddreySenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,572,941

What changed and why

  • $4MChief Executive Officer total compensation was $3,989,759 in 2025 compared to $3,915,247 in 2024.
  • $48,092The ratio of CEO pay to median employee pay was 83:1 based on median employee pay of $48,092.
  • The Compensation Committee engaged Semler Brossy to assist in assessing and updating an appropriate peer group.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.