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How Pearson plc stacks up
PSO · against 142 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
44/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #80 of 143 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score17 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including PSO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 44?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Its metrics sit close to the Communication Services norm.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 61% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.6% vs peer median 8.6%
- Free cash flow yield is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.1% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PSO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PSO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 140 reported | 3.9% | 3.0% | 54% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 6.6% | 9.3% | 35% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 131 reported | Not reported | 7.5% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 47.0% | 45.9% | 52% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PSO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 2 | 4.5B USD | 98 | 64 | |
| 3 | 743M USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 659M USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 5 | 393M USD | 96 | 78 | |
| 76 | 17.3B USD | 46 | 48 | |
| 78 | 325M USD | 45 | 46 | |
| 78 | 3.42T USD | 45 | 71 | |
| 80 | 3.2B USD | 44 | 57 | |
| 80 | 10.3B USD | 44 | 50 | |
| 82 | 2.0B USD | 43 | 65 | |
| 82 | 2.5B USD | 43 | 43 | |
| 84 | 2.1B USD | 42 | 64 | |
| 85 | 264.1B USD | 41 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score