Graham Holdings Co vs Honeywell International Inc

Graham Holdings Co (GHC) is undervalued and Honeywell International Inc (HON) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, HON trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +43%, against +28% for GHC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Graham Holdings Co (GHC)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $1606.92; the price of $1150.03 is 28% below that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 84/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Honeywell International Inc (HON)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $368.94; the price of $211.85 is 43% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 90/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricGHCHON
VerdictUndervaluedUndervalued
Price$1150.03$211.85
Intrinsic value$1606.92$368.94
Margin of safety+28%+43%
Leak Score84/100 (3/12)90/100 (9/12)
Market cap$4.9B$67.1B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.2%2.8%
Operating margin5.8%19.2%
Net margin10.6%22.1%
Return on equity11.8%49.9%
Debt to equity0.281.89
P/E9.3x7.8x
Forward P/E21.2x
P/B1.0x3.6x
Dividend yield0.7%2.1%

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