McGraw Hill (MH) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.59
- Estimate
- $0.48
- Surprise
- +23.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $549.9M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
McGraw Hill (MH) beat the $0.48 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.59 — a large 23.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.2/10) to Hold at 5.2/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- UBS Maintains Neutral on McGraw Hill, Raises Price Target to $15 — benzinga, 2026-08-14
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on McGraw Hill, Lowers Price Target to $16 — benzinga, 2026-08-14
- These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On McGraw Hill After Q1 Results — benzinga, 2026-08-14
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MH Sell at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +23.7% surprise compares with a +151.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-11.
What argues against it
- Risk below floor (2.9 < 3.0)
- Reward/Risk 1.1:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $13.69
- Price target
- $15.59
- Stop
- $12.73
- Upside to target
- +13.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.1:1
The stock trades at 28.1× trailing but 6.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-24 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MH at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $2.63B
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 28.1
- 52-week range
- $8.95–$18.00
- Off 52-week high
- 23.9%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- Volume vs avg
- 1.51×
- Score today
- 5.6/10