Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc (CNGO) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Jul 17, 2026: fair value of Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc $20.95, price $23.50, upside -10.9%, quality 43 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? No
- Good quality? No
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Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc
CNGO · USWeak valuationQuality is weak on top of the rich price.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $9.75 – $23.50 · fair‑value band $10.01 – $40.24 · the $23.50 price screens above the $20.95 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
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Company profile
Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an education technology company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Cengage Academic, Cengage Work, and Cengage Select.
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Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an education technology company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Cengage Academic, Cengage Work, and Cengage Select. It offers eTextbooks, a digital version of the textbook; print textbooks and materials; and Cengage Unlimited, a subscription service for digital higher education materials. The company also provides courseware solutions, including MindTap for business and economics, social sciences, trades, and skills; WebAssign for mathematics and physics; Skills Assessment Manager for introductory computing; Cengage NOW for accounting; and Online Web-Based Learning for chemistry. In addition, it offers ed2go, an online learning platform; K-12, public, and academic libraries under the Gale brand, as well as licenses its content for integration within web-based information services; English language curriculum and digital solutions under the NGL brand; educational resources for career-focused beauty and wellness education providers; and literacy materials to K-6 students under the Nelson brand. Further, the company operates Infosec, a cybersecurity education platform comprising Bootcamps, which provides instructor-led, digital course experiences geared for cybersecurity certifications or skill sets; Infosec Skills that offers hands-on training for reskilling and upskilling in the cybersecurity profession; and Infosec IQ, which offers security awareness training for non-technical learners to recognize, avoid, and report cyber-attacks and security incidents. It sells and distributes its products through e-commerce channels, through channel partners, and college bookstores. The company serves higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching, and research markets. Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is based in Mason, Ohio.
Stock analysis
Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc (CNGO) currently trades at $23.50, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $20.95, 10.9% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $42.00 per share, and 4 of the 12 models we run sit above the $23.50 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $7.51, and 8 of the 12 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $10.01 (bear) to $40.24 (bull), the price of $23.50 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 43/100 (below-average quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc reported revenue of $1.5B in FY2025 versus $1.4B in FY2019, a compound +0.4%/yr. Reported net income was −$114M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $1.5B · P/S ratio 0.98 · EPS (TTM) $−1.83 · Dividend yield 2.9% · Net margin −7.7% · Return on equity −344% · Return on assets (EBIT) 5.7% · Operating margin 16.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 28 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades at its 52-week high and at its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at 26% fair-value upside, at −11%, CNGO screens richer than that median.
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Of which business quality 40 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 56
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Education & Training Services · 120 stocks
Valuation Multiplesvs Education & Training Services median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
PAST 0: with negative equity (buybacks among others) return on equity is not meaningfully computable.
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