McGraw Hill vs Pearson
MH and PSO 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 MH and PSO compare
Pearson grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.70% versus −0.70% for McGraw Hill).
Pearson keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.4% compared with 3.5% at McGraw Hill.
Pearson scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 4 for McGraw Hill), 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 | MH | PSO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | – |
| Share price | $11.60 | $17.39 |
| Change, 1 year | −17.7% | 31.4% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 103% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.55 | 0.38 |
| Employees | 4,400 | 4,722 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.5× | – |
| P/S | 1.1× | – |
| P/B | 2.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 8.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 11.5% | – |
| Fair value | $14.09 | – |
| Margin of safety | 17.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.70% | 0.70% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 1.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −22.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −20.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −59.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 81.7% (better) | 52.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 14.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 9.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 12.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 8.8% (better) | 8.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% (better) | 7.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.88 | 0.41 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.57 | 2.26 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.86 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.49 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 47.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 4.2% |
| Held by insiders | 87.1% | 31.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.0M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.6% | – |
Go deeper
- MH stock overview
- MH income statement
- MH valuation and score
- PSO stock overview
- PSO income statement
- PSO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.