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How Pearson plc stacks up
PSO · against 71 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
44/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #50 of 72 · scores higher than 31% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score9 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 · 70 reported | 3.9% | 5.0% | 38% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 71 reported | 6.6% | 10.0% | 26% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 39 reported | Not reported | 7.5% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 68 reported | 47.0% | 39.4% | 61% | 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 | 118.3B HKD (≈$15.1B) | 97 | 70 | |
| 2 | 10.3B USD | 95 | 65 | |
| 3 | 14.8B USD | 92 | 50 | |
| 3 | 8.4B USD | 92 | 77 | |
| 5 | 12.74T KRW (≈$9.2B) | 91 | 70 | |
| 46 | 11.0B USD | 48 | 36 | |
| 47 | 6.0B EUR (≈$6.6B) | 47 | 64 | |
| 48 | 17.3B USD | 46 | 48 | |
| 48 | 192.8B SEK (≈$19.3B) | 46 | 37 | |
| 50 | 10.3B USD | 44 | 50 | |
| 51 | 10.4B GBP (≈$13.6B) | 41 | 50 | |
| 51 | 16.3B USD | 41 | 45 | |
| 53 | 928.8B JPY (≈$6.3B) | 40 | 53 | |
| 54 | 1.62T JPY (≈$11.0B) | 39 | 79 |
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