Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 95% of peers on free cash flow, but only 19% on earnings.
Relative to its free cash flow, HMH looks cheaper than 95% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 19%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 56.9× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 56.9× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.
Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 2.6% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.
HMH's revenue fell 2.6% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.
StockQuotient Score
57/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 closeOct 5 56 → Nov 4 57 (+1)Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 75 → 77
Peer companies moved+2
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about HMH
Is HMH getting weaker?
Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 57/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is HMH valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 77/100 against 404 energy peers.Free cash flow yield 51.2% vs a peer median of 6.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).Free cash flow yield 51.2% vs peers 6.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings yield 0.9% vs a peer median of 5.2% (weaker than 81% of peers).Earnings yield 0.9% vs peers 5.2% (weaker than 81% of peers).
Is HMH growing?
More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 30/100 against 404 energy peers.3-year revenue growth 6.7% vs a peer median of -1.3% (stronger than 74% of peers).3-year revenue growth 6.7% vs peers -1.3% (stronger than 74% of peers).Earnings per share growth -83.5% vs a peer median of 1.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings per share growth -83.5% vs peers 1.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How profitable is HMH?
About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 40/100 against 404 energy peers.
How risky is HMH?
Lower risk relative to 404 energy peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 2.97× vs a peer median of 1.37× (stronger than 88% of peers).Current ratio 2.97× vs peers 1.37× (stronger than 88% of peers).Debt / equity 0.94× vs a peer median of 0.47× (weaker than 72% of peers).Debt / equity 0.94× vs peers 0.47× (weaker than 72% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Energy · 117 companies
Valuations in Energy are above their usual range since 2016.
71% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +37% and earnings +10% (medians): prices rose faster than earnings.
Median price-to-sales is −30% vs the whole market, against a usual −35%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Energy: too few Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
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HMH price history
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