Pearson vs John Wiley & Sons
PSO and WLY 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 WLY compare
Pearson grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.70% versus −0.27% for John Wiley & Sons).
John Wiley & Sons keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.9% compared with 9.4% at Pearson.
John Wiley & Sons pays a dividend yielding 2.8%; Pearson does not pay one.
John Wiley & Sons scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 8 for Pearson), 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 | WLY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $2.6B |
| Share price | $17.37 | $51.17 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.2% | 39.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 113% | −6.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.82 |
| Employees | 4,722 | 4,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 13.7× |
| P/S | – | 1.6× |
| P/B | – | 3.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 9.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 10.8× |
| PEG | – | 0.10 |
| FCF yield | – | 9.2% |
| Fair value | – | $58.80 |
| Margin of safety | – | 13.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.70% (better) | −0.27% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.0% (better) | −2.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −22.8% | 104% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −20.2% | 111% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −59.0% | 9.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.0% | 74.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 14.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 11.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 14.4% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 25.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 14.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.41 (better) | 1.62 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.26 (better) | 3.01 |
| Interest coverage | 5.2× | 5.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | – | 0.64 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.13 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.8% |
| Payout ratio | 47.8% | 37.1% |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.9% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 6.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 4.2% | 83.0% |
| Held by insiders | 31.8% | 20.0% |
Go deeper
- PSO stock overview
- PSO income statement
- PSO valuation and score
- WLY stock overview
- WLY income statement
- WLY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.