McGraw Hill Financial was founded by James H. McGraw as The McGraw Publishing Company in 1899.
In 1917 the company merged with John Hill’s The Hill Publishing Company, creating The McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
In 1986 McGraw Hill bought out competitor The Economy Company, making it the largest educational publisher in the U.S.
In 1995 the company went through a corporate rebranding and became The McGraw-Hill Companies.
In 2012 McGraw Hill spun-off its educational division and the next year shareholders voted to change the name of the company to McGraw Hill Financial.
Today the company focuses on financial and business services. Its subsidiaries are Standard & Poor’s, Platt’s, J.D. Power and Associates and McGraw Hill Construction. It is also part of the S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture.
McGraw Hill Financial trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MHFI, is a member of the S&P 500, is #363 in the Fortune 500, has 17,000 employees, and had $5.02 billion in revenue in 2013.
McGraw Hill FinancialMcGraw Hill Financial was founded by James H. McGraw as The McGraw Publishing Company in 1899.
In 1917 the company merged with John Hill’s The Hill Publishing Company, creating The McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
In 1986 McGraw Hill bought out competitor The Economy Company, making it the largest educational publisher in the U.S.
History
In 1995 the company went through a corporate rebranding and became The McGraw-Hill Companies.
In 2012 McGraw Hill spun-off its educational division and the next year shareholders voted to change the name of the company to McGraw Hill Financial.
Today the company focuses on financial and business services. Its subsidiaries are Standard & Poor’s, Platt’s, J.D. Power and Associates and McGraw Hill Construction. It is also part of the S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture.
McGraw Hill Financial trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MHFI, is a member of the S&P 500, is #363 in the Fortune 500, has 17,000 employees, and had $5.02 billion in revenue in 2013.