MCGRAW HILL INC (MH)
Consumer Discretionary · Educational publishing and digital learning services · NYSE
McGraw Hill provides proprietary, data-driven digital education solutions that help educators and students improve learning outcomes across K-12, higher education, and professional markets.
What MCGRAW HILL INC does
McGraw Hill is a global education company that provides curriculum, digital learning platforms, and professional learning solutions for the K-12, higher education, and professional markets. The company combines proprietary educational content with software and data analytics, utilizing artificial intelligence to deliver personalized learning experiences and streamline workflows for educators and students.
Themes: edtech, artificial intelligence in education, personalized learning, digital transformation of education, K-12 curriculum, higher education learning tools
Fundamentals
- Price$13.30 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.5B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-13.4% 2025-08-21 close $15.35 → 2026-08-21 close $13.30
- P/E73.49 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+1.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+80.9% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+5.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity3.59 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-2.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.21 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-13 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How MH compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How MCGRAW HILL INC looks technically
MCGRAW HILL INC (MH) is trading 0.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average has held below its 200-day average for at least 63 trading days — a long-sustained "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 36, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 7 trading days ago. It is 26.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +0.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $10.75 | $10.75 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $13.24 | $13.24 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 11.045. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average has held below its 200-day average for at least 63 trading days — a long-sustained "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | at least 63 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 0.4% above | +0.4% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 36, with buyers in control | 36.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 66.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($11.11 to $13.67) — its "stochastic" reading is 86 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 85.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 22 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $18.00 | $18.00 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 26.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -26.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 48.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +48.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 26.1% below its highest point of the past year | 26.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $18.00 (set on 2025-11-25) | $18.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($9.10 to $17.99), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 47% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $14.59 to $14.88. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 47.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 26.1% below its all-time high | -26.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.5% above a support level at $13.23 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-10-21, most recently on 2026-06-10. Since 2025-07-24 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.95 (set on 2026-06-22) | $8.95 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 48.7% above its all-time low | +48.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 75% of it) | 75th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.6955 between its high and its low — about 5.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.6955 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $10.05 and $13.83 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $10.05 – $11.94 – $13.83 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (0.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.94× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | +0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 7.3% above the previous close 6 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 11.6 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +7.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.4% gap up opened on 2026-07-28 has been "filled" 18 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 18 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 40.4 percentage points (the stock gained 42.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | +40.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 6.0 percentage points (the stock gained 9.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | +6.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 14.1 percentage points (the stock lost 3.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -14.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 33.8 percentage points (the stock lost 13.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | -33.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 11% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | +11.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $12.39 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 150 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.3% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
MH last closed at $13.30 on 2026-08-21. Since 2025-07-24 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $13.23 | Support | 0.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-21 to 2026-06-10 |
| $13.71 | Resistance | 3.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-21 to 2026-08-14 |
| $12.64 | Support | 5.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-06 to 2026-02-26 |
| $14.23 | Resistance | 7.0% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-08 to 2026-04-01 |
| $14.90 | Resistance | 12.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-04 to 2026-04-21 |
| $11.10 | Support | 16.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-02 to 2026-07-07 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $11.04.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $11.32 and $12.56 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close above $13.67.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · lagging the market · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.38 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 12 analysts
- Mean price target$17.92 range $15.00 – $24.00; median $17.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MH
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.716 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Potential disruption or competition from generative AI and free/low-cost educational resources.","Dependency on government education funding levels and legislative policy shifts.","Sensitivity to student enrollment trends and high seasonal demand cycles."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MH's 10-Q filed 2026-02-11 against the prior one filed 2025-11-12.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 'Recent Developments' section (dated 2026-02-11) describing Simon Allen's retirement notification on December 30, 2025, effective February 9, 2026, and Philip Moyer's appointment as President and CEO and Board member effective the Transition Date.
- Added details on Philip Moyer's compensation: RSU awards with aggregate grant date fair value of $8.0 million and eligibility to purchase up to $1.5 million in Common Stock with corresponding equal RSUs.
- Added sentence: 'Mr. Allen will cease serving as President and CEO on the Transition Date and will continue to serve as Chair of the Board.'
- Removed:
- Removed 'Recent Transactions' section header and subsections 'A&E Term Loan Facility' and 'New York Office Sublease' that appeared in older filing (dated 2025-11-12).
- Removed disclosure of October 16, 2025 prepayment of $150.0 million under A&E Term Loan Facility.
- Removed disclosure of October 2025 New York office sublease agreement with approximately $33.0 million total sublease income over agreement term expiring in 2035.
- Reworded:
- Changed reporting period from 'six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' to 'nine months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024'.
- Changed revenue figures from '$1,204.9 million and $1,211.5 million' (six months) to '$1,639.1 million and $1,628.0 million' (nine months).
- Changed net income figures from '$105.8 million and $124.0 million' (six months) to '$85.6 million and $71.0 million' (nine months).
- Changed Adjusted EBITDA figures from '$477.8 million and $468.9 million' (six months) to '$613.7 million and $595.1 million' (nine months).
- Changed K-12 segment revenue percentage from '52% and 56%' to '46% and 51%'.
- Changed Higher Education segment revenue percentage from '33% and 29%' to '38% and 32%'.
- Changed Global Professional segment revenue percentage from '6%' to '7%' (for nine months ended December 31, 2025).
- Changed International segment revenue percentage from '8% and 9%' to '9% and 10%'.
- Notes:
- Higher Education section is truncated at 'To support the evolving nee' in newer filing and at 'In Fall 2024, the number of' in older filing, limiting full comparison of that subsection.
- Page numbers differ between filings (36-37 in newer vs. 33-34 in older), indicating different document lengths or formatting.
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- Risk Factors section text is identical between both filings; no changes detected in the bullet-point risk factor listings
- Financial statements reporting periods changed: newer filing (2026-02-11) reports 'Three Months Ended December 31' and 'Nine Months Ended December 31' for 2025/2024, while older filing (2025-11-12) reports 'Three Months Ended September 30' and 'Six Months Ended September 30' for 2025/2024
- Balance sheet comparison dates changed: newer filing compares December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2025; older filing compares September 30, 2025 to March 31, 2025
- Revenue for three-month period: $434,162 (newer, December quarter) vs. $669,187 (older, September quarter)
- Revenue for year-to-date period: $1,639,059 (newer, nine months ended December 31) vs. $1,204,897 (older, six months ended September 30)
- Cash and cash equivalents: $514,392 (newer, December 31, 2025) vs. $463,187 (older, September 30, 2025)
- Accounts receivable: $242,331 (newer, December 31, 2025) vs. $666,767 (older, September 30, 2025)
- Accumulated deficit: $(1,195,613) (newer, December 31, 2025) vs. $(1,175,414) (older, September 30, 2025)
- Total stockholders' equity: $775,342 (newer, December 31, 2025) vs. $794,592 (older, September 30, 2025)
- Notes:
- The Risk Factors section text appears substantively identical between the two filings; only the financial data and reporting periods differ
- Financial statement figures reflect different reporting periods (December 31 vs. September 30 as interim period-end dates), making direct comparison of operating results between filings not meaningful without accounting for the additional three-month period in the newer filing
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days1 buy ($249322) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 180 days1 buy ($249322) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-15. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MH's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding MH as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 2,758,104
- Reported value $37,786,024
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MH had 2,083,829 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MH had 1.09% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.9 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,083,829
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.09%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,121,228
- Reported change -1.76%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.9
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Pearson
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Cengage Learning
- John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
- Instructure (INST)
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Frequently asked questions
What does MCGRAW HILL INC (MH) do?
McGraw Hill is a global education company that provides curriculum, digital learning platforms, and professional learning solutions for the K-12, higher education, and professional markets. The company combines proprietary educational content with software and data analytics, utilizing artificial intelligence to deliver personalized learning experiences and streamline workflows for educators and students.
What sector is MCGRAW HILL INC (MH) in?
MCGRAW HILL INC (MH) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Educational publishing and digital learning services. It trades on NYSE.
Who are MCGRAW HILL INC's (MH) competitors?
Notable peers of MCGRAW HILL INC (MH) include Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Cengage Learning, John Wiley & Sons and Instructure. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is MCGRAW HILL INC (MH) overbought or oversold right now?
MCGRAW HILL INC (MH) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MH come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.