Head-To-Head Analysis: McGraw Hill (MH) and Its Peers

McGraw Hill (NYSE:MH) is one of 168 public companies in the “Diversified Consumer Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare McGraw Hill to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.7% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of McGraw Hill shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares McGraw Hill and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
McGraw Hill	$2.10 billion	$35.32 million	58.50
McGraw Hill Competitors	$3.22 billion	$218.79 million	14.49

McGraw Hill’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than McGraw Hill. McGraw Hill is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for McGraw Hill and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McGraw Hill	1	2	11	1	2.80
McGraw Hill Competitors	1376	3370	5256	188	2.42

McGraw Hill presently has a consensus target price of $18.47, suggesting a potential upside of 57.83%. As a group, “Diversified Consumer Services” companies have a potential upside of 57.95%. Given McGraw Hill’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe McGraw Hill has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares McGraw Hill and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McGraw Hill	1.68%	57.92%	6.54%
McGraw Hill Competitors	-2.01%	-37.80%	3.06%

Summary

McGraw Hill beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About McGraw Hill

At McGraw Hill, our purpose is to unlock the potential of each learner at every stage of life. Our mission is to support educators, learners and professionals around the world with trusted, high-quality content and digital solutions that use data and learning science to adapt to each student as they progress towards their goals. McGraw Hill is a leading global provider of information solutions for education across K-12 to higher education, and through professional learning. We harness the power of content, data-driven insights, and learning science to deliver personalized learning experiences and drive positive outcomes throughout the entire learning lifecycle. We believe that we have positively impacted hundreds of millions of learners and educators with our personalized learning solutions to support learning at scale worldwide. On an annual basis, we serve approximately 60 million learners and educators. We believe McGraw Hill is one of the most trusted and recognized education brands in the world. Based on the results of a third-party survey that we commissioned in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, we believe that, in the United States, on average, 89% of K-12, higher education and medical school students, faculty and administrators would consider McGraw Hill for their classes. Understanding how learning happens is critical to building effective learning solutions, like ALEKS, which has leveraged data science and machine learning to enhance learning outcomes for over 25 years. Over the last decade, we have invested more than $2.0 billion in developing a suite of market leading digital learning solutions. We utilize our data analytics capabilities to generate continuous feedback loops that drive product and go-to-market innovation, which allows us to simplify workflows while creating meaningful learning experiences that are tailored to the needs of each learner. At McGraw Hill, we recognize that the integrity of educational content is of utmost importance, especially as generative AI becomes more integrated into the learning process. With the proliferation of AI-generated generic content, the risks of inaccurate and low-quality information are heightened, which is why our proprietary content is rigorously researched and designed to meet the highest quality standards. We aim to offer vetted content and data-driven learning solutions that educators and learners can trust. With approximately 1,500 sales professionals worldwide as of March 31, 2025, we believe our global sales force is one of the largest in the education sector, underpinning our ability to serve learners, educators and professionals at scale across the learning lifecycle. Our principal offices are located in Columbus, Ohio.