MH vs TDAY vs VALU Stock Comparison

McGraw Hill, Usa Today and Value Line Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MH McGraw Hill, Inc.
$13.67 +9.2% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.61B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
5 wins
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc.
$6.38 +0.3% 1M +56.8% 1Y
Market cap
$936.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
2 wins
VALU Value Line Inc
$41.64 +6.9% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$390.67M
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.89M
Div. yield
3.30%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

McGraw Hill leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (McGraw Hill 5, Value Line 4, Usa Today 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMHTDAYVALULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.61B $936.70M $390.67M MH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x -23.2x 19.7x VALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 22.8x — MH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% -6.7% -5.5% MH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% -1.8% 60.3% VALU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 0.0% — MH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.6x — TDAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 3.30% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.7% +56.8% +7.2% TDAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.9%/yr +3.9%/yr VALU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.0% 48.3% 35.0% VALU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 45/100 48/100 MH

Percentile Scorecard

MHTDAYVALU

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

AxisMHTDAYVALU
Valuation 75 #14 of 53 83 #10 of 53 29 #38 of 53
Growth 72 #13 of 44 37 #28 of 44 26 #33 of 44
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 59 #18 of 42 73 #12 of 42
Financial Health 23 #47 of 61 38 #38 of 61 93 #5 of 61
Shareholder Returns 4 #25 of 26 8 #24 of 26 20 #21 of 26
Overall 52 45 48
  • MH ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TDAY ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VALU 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

PeriodMHTDAYVALUSPY
1 month +9.2%+0.3%+6.9% +0.9%
3 months +22.1%-27.6%+17.5% +5.9%
6 months +13.9%-12.4%+20.6% +8.5%
Year to date -17.2%+23.9%+8.4% +13.3%
1 year +10.7%+56.8%+7.2% +12.4%
3 years —+183.6%+8.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+41.6%+2.6% +23.5%
5 years —+10.0%+20.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+1.9%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years —-55.3%+131.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-7.7%+8.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMHTDAYVALUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.0%48.3%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.0%40.4%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.370.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.181.180.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.4%-79.5%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-29.5%-6.3% -0.9%
52-week high $17.99$9.05$44.44 $779.14
52-week low $9.11$4.07$32.00 $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.

MultipleMHTDAYVALU
P/E now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 18.7x -23.2xmedian 18.7x 19.7xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 11.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 10.6x 3.9xmedian 10.6x 69.7xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 8.9x 15.2xmedian 8.9x 22.0xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.6x 6.1xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 3.30median 0.49 —median 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 monthsMHTDAYVALU
Revenue $2.12B $2.23B $32.89M
Gross profit $1.73B $880.46M –
Operating income $294.84M $252.85M $3.56M
Net income $92.68M -$40.28M $19.83M
Free cash flow $335.92M $61.59M $17.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-0.21 –
Cash & equivalents $193.64M $86.66M $16.02M
Total debt $2.57B $710.15M –
Shares (diluted) 191.31M 193.95M –
Enterprise value $1.19B $598.93M $137.98M

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
MetricMHTDAYVALU
P/E 28.2x -23.2x 19.7x
P/FCF 7.8x 15.2x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 8.3x 22.0x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 11.9x
P/B 3.3x 6.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book -6.8x -6.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 3.9x 69.7x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 6.2x 94.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.7x 10.3x
EV/FCF 14.9x 25.3x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 13.8x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMHTDAYVALU
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% -6.7% -5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -7.2% -5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.1% -4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.9% 329.6% -36.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 122.1% -32.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 222.1% -134.8% -6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -19.2% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 206.4% -135.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.5% 14.8% -15.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% 42.6% -15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% -0.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMHTDAYVALU
Gross margin 81.7% 39.5% –
EBITDA margin 28.6% 17.7% 14.7%
Operating margin 13.9% 11.3% 10.8%
Pretax margin 3.5% 3.0% 40.5%
Net margin 4.4% -1.8% 60.3%
FCF margin 15.9% 2.8% 53.9%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 5.1% 53.9%
Return on equity 12.2% -27.3% 5.5%
Return on assets 1.7% -2.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 6.9% 19.5% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.6x -2.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMHTDAYVALU
Debt / assets 47.9% 39.7% –
Debt / equity 3.3x 4.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 7.7x 11.5x –
Liabilities / assets 85.3% 91.4% 28.5%
Equity / assets 14.7% 8.6% 71.5%
Interest coverage – 2.8x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 0.55 1.19 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMHTDAYVALU
Dividend yield – – 3.3%
Net buyback yield -15.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -15.2% 0.3% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 62.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 70.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.6%

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.

ConsensusMHTDAYVALU
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $0.28FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +366.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.4% +3.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.09BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 -9.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +8.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMHTDAYVALU
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.2% 5.6%
Institutions holding 111 222 53
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +0.2% +2.8%
Institutions buying 60 108 16
Institutions selling 36 60 18
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.80 0.89

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.

MHTDAYVALU
MH 1.00 0.07 0.03
TDAY 0.07 1.00 -0.02
VALU 0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MH, TDAY and VALU?

McGraw Hill (MH) is the largest by market capitalisation: McGraw Hill (MH) $2.61B, Usa Today (TDAY) $936.70M, Value Line (VALU) $390.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, MH, TDAY and VALU?

Value Line (VALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (McGraw Hill (MH) 28.2x, Usa Today (TDAY) -23.2x, Value Line (VALU) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, McGraw Hill (MH) is cheapest (McGraw Hill (MH) 6.6x, Usa Today (TDAY) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

McGraw Hill (MH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: McGraw Hill (MH) +0.1%, Usa Today (TDAY) -6.7%, Value Line (VALU) -5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest net margin (McGraw Hill (MH) 4.4%, Usa Today (TDAY) -1.8%, Value Line (VALU) 60.3%). On return on invested capital, McGraw Hill (MH) leads (McGraw Hill (MH) 8.9%, Usa Today (TDAY) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Usa Today (TDAY) returned the most: McGraw Hill (MH) +10.7%, Usa Today (TDAY) +56.8%, Value Line (VALU) +7.2%. Over five years, Value Line (VALU) compounded fastest (Usa Today (TDAY) +1.9%/yr, Value Line (VALU) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Usa Today (TDAY) 0.00%, Value Line (VALU) 3.30%. McGraw Hill (MH) and Usa Today (TDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Value Line (VALU) has been the steadiest (McGraw Hill (MH) 60.0%, Usa Today (TDAY) 48.3%, Value Line (VALU) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MH, TDAY and VALU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, McGraw Hill (MH) 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.