McGraw Hill (MH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

McGraw Hill is an education technology and publishing company that develops learning materials, digital platforms and assessment resources for students, educators and institutions. Its offerings cover K-12 education, higher education and professional learning, with products spanning subjects such as mathematics, science, business, health and the humanities.

The company provides print textbooks alongside digital courseware, adaptive learning tools, homework and assessment systems, and instructional resources designed to support classroom and online learning. Its products are used by schools, colleges, universities and other education providers, primarily in the United States and also in international markets.

McGraw Hill traces its origins to the publishing business established by James H. McGraw and John A. Hill in 1888. The education business was separated from the former McGraw-Hill Companies in 2013 and has since operated as an independent education-focused company. It is owned by investment firm Platinum Equity.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.76 to $13.45
• 50-Day Range: $9.57 to $13.78
• 52-Week Range: $8.94 to $18.00
• Volume: 611,903 shs
• Average Volume: 625,930 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.20
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

McGraw Hill Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

McGraw Hill scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 200th out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

McGraw Hill has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

McGraw Hill has a consensus price target of $17.20, representing about 31.3% upside from its current price of $13.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

McGraw Hill has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for McGraw Hill are expected to grow by 2.09% in the coming year, from $1.91 to $1.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of McGraw Hill is 26.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.83.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of McGraw Hill is 26.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

McGraw Hill has a P/B Ratio of 3.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.24% of the float of McGraw Hill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

McGraw Hill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.18.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in McGraw Hill has recently increased by 0.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

McGraw Hill does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

McGraw Hill does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

McGraw Hill has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for McGraw Hill this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added McGraw Hill to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, McGraw Hill insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.20% of the stock of McGraw Hill is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

McGraw Hill has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Status update: 10/18/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MH
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MH
• CIK: 1951070
• Web: www.mheducation.com
• Phone: (614) 430-4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,400
• Year Founded: 1888

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for McGraw Hill: $17.20
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $35.32 million
• Net Margins: 4.38%
• Pretax Margin: 3.54%
• Return on Equity: 62.57%
• Return on Assets: 8.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.25
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.19
• Cash Flow: $4.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.90
• Book Value: $3.80 per share
• Price / Book: 3.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 191,310,000
• Free Float: 189,013,000
• Market Cap: $2.51 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: -0.85