MH vs DJCO Stock Comparison

McGraw Hill and Daily Journal Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MH McGraw Hill, Inc.
$12.78 -0.4% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
2 wins
DJCO Daily Journal Corp
$619.68 -5.6% 1M +53.0% 1Y
Market cap
$908.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$97.65M
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Daily Journal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Daily Journal 5, McGraw Hill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMHDJCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.44B $908.66M MH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x -80.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +24.2% DJCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 38.3% DJCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 3.0% MH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% +53.0% DJCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 44.5% DJCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 71/100 DJCO

Percentile Scorecard

MHDJCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMHDJCO
Valuation 81 #11 of 53 23 #41 of 53
Growth 74 #12 of 44 79 #10 of 44
Profitability 90 #5 of 42 83 #8 of 42
Financial Health 23 #47 of 61 98 #2 of 61
Shareholder Returns 4 #25 of 26 –
Overall 55 71
  • MH ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • DJCO ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMHDJCOSPY
1 month -0.4%-5.6% -2.3%
3 months +11.1%+5.4% -0.7%
6 months +12.5%+26.1% +4.8%
Year to date -22.5%+27.2% +10.3%
1 year +14.5%+53.0% +10.3%
3 years —+110.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+28.3% +20.1%
5 years —+79.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+12.4% +10.1%
10 years —+195.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+11.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMHDJCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%44.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%48.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.241.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.4%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-8.5% -3.5%
52-week high $17.99$677.05 $779.14
52-week low $9.11$382.57 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMHDJCO
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 19.8x 22.6xmedian 19.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.6x 8.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 50.23median 0.49

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMHDJCO
Revenue $2.12B $97.65M
Gross profit $1.73B $97.04M
Operating income $294.84M $13.33M
Net income $92.68M -$11.36M
Free cash flow $335.92M $17.29M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-8.24
Cash & equivalents $193.64M $31.13M
Total debt $2.57B $830.00K
Shares (diluted) 191.31M 1.38M
Enterprise value $1.01B -$990.57M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMHDJCO
P/E 26.4x 22.6x
P/FCF 7.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x –
P/S 1.2x 8.7x
P/B 3.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -6.3x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 16.4x 30.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.2x
EV/FCF 14.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 50.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMHDJCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 24.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% 24.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.9% 103.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 222.1% -61.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 206.4% -61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMHDJCO
Gross margin 81.7% 99.4%
EBITDA margin 28.6% –
Operating margin 13.9% 13.8%
Pretax margin 3.5% 48.7%
Net margin 4.4% 38.3%
FCF margin 15.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% –
Return on equity 12.2% 10.5%
Return on assets 1.7% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 2.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMHDJCO
Debt / assets 47.9% 0.2%
Debt / equity 3.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x –
Debt / FCF 7.7x –
Liabilities / assets 85.3% 28.4%
Equity / assets 14.7% 71.6%
Interest coverage – 12.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 11.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 11.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 11.0x
Altman Z-score 0.53 6.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMHDJCO
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -16.2% –
Shareholder yield -16.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMHDJCO
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.09BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMHDJCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.1%
Institutions holding 111 132
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 60 65
Institutions selling 36 35
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.86

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MHDJCO
MH 1.00 0.12
DJCO 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MH and DJCO?

McGraw Hill (MH) is the largest by market capitalisation: McGraw Hill (MH) $2.44B, Daily Journal (DJCO) $908.66M.

Which company is growing faster?

Daily Journal (DJCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: McGraw Hill (MH) +0.1%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +24.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Daily Journal (DJCO) has the highest net margin (McGraw Hill (MH) 4.4%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 38.3%). On return on invested capital, McGraw Hill (MH) leads (McGraw Hill (MH) 8.9%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Daily Journal (DJCO) returned the most: McGraw Hill (MH) +14.5%, Daily Journal (DJCO) +53.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Daily Journal (DJCO) has been the steadiest (McGraw Hill (MH) 59.4%, Daily Journal (DJCO) 44.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do MH and DJCO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.12, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, MH and DJCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Daily Journal (DJCO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.