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How Pearson plc stacks up
PSO · against 470 other Communication Services companies
Valuation
44/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #262 of 471 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score47 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 · 461 reported | 3.9% | 3.0% | 54% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 493 reported | 6.6% | 8.7% | 39% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 227 reported | Not reported | 7.6% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 467 reported | 47.0% | 48.9% | 48% | 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 | 105.8B KRW (≈$76M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 1 | 694.0B KRW (≈$500M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 3 | 2.6B HKD (≈$329M) | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 3.1B HKD (≈$398M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 226M SEK (≈$23M) | 99 | 63 | |
| 262 | 871.1B IDR (≈$54M) | 44 | 38 | |
| 262 |
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