Pearson vs Thomson Reuters
PSO and TRI side by side, both in printing, publishing, and allied industries. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PSO and TRI compare
Thomson Reuters grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.0% versus 0.70% for Pearson).
Thomson Reuters keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.1% compared with 9.4% at Pearson.
Pearson scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 5 for Thomson Reuters), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PSO | TRI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $17.37 | $118.25 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.2% | −23.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 113% | −1.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.58 |
| Employees | 4,722 | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.70% | 3.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.0% | 4.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −22.8% (better) | −32.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −20.2% (better) | −31.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −59.0% | 8.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.0% | – |
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 28.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 20.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 27.0% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.41 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | 1.11 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 5.2× | – |
| Current ratio | – | 0.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 47.8% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 4.2% | 89.5% |
| Held by insiders | 31.8% | – |
Go deeper
- PSO stock overview
- PSO income statement
- PSO valuation and score
- TRI stock overview
- TRI income statement
- TRI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.