PSOPearson Plc
−1.0% today · +27.9% over a year
9/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 75% of the instruments we score
Stability: among the best of its peers. Dividend yield 2.01%.
Pearson Plc (PSO) valuation against sector peers: P/E 24.1 (sector median 16.0), P/B 2.2, EV/EBIT 18.2, P/S 2.3.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Communication services companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | PSO | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 24.1 | 16.0 · n=16 | 51% above |
| P/B | 2.2 | 1.4 · n=19 | 56% above |
| P/S | 2.3 | 1.2 · n=22 | 85% above |
| EV/EBIT | 18.2 | 18.3 · n=13 | near the median |
| Free-cash-flow yield | — | 8.3% · n=21 | — |
| Dividend yield | 2.01% | 2.27% · n=61 | 11% below |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 8.7% · n=25 | near the median |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 7.6% · n=25 | near the median |
| Gross margin | 52.0% | 55.4% · n=23 | 6% below |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.09 | 2.01 · n=24 | near the median |
Value factor: 55 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| SPOTSpotify Technology SA | 49.6 | 13.2 | 46.2 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 4/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTESNetEase Inc | 14.7 | 3.1 | — | 10.0% | 2.5% | —/10 |
| BCEBCE Inc. | 4.2 | 1.2 | — | 12.4% | 6.1% | 2/10 |
| RCIRogers Communication Inc. | 3.6 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 8.7% | 3.3% | 4/10 |
| TUTelus Corporation | 17.3 | 1.2 | 20.7 | 11.1% | 8.4% | 1/10 |
| TIGOMillicom International Cellular S.A. | 10.0 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 8.3% | 2.9% | 7/10 |
| WPPWPP plc | — | 1.8 | 18.3 | 14.0% | 3.6% | —/10 |
| JOYYJOYY | 2.0 | 0.6 | 58.8 | 3.8% | 6.8% | 6/10 |
| LBTYBLiberty Global Ltd. | — | 0.4 | — | −0.7% | 0.0% | 1/10 |
| LIONLionsgate Studios Corp | — | — | 39.1 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 31 Dec 2025 · filed 13 Mar 2026
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