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Last updated: April 2026

PSON PEER ANALYSIS

Pearson PLC — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

PSONPearson PLC

🇬🇧 UK · LSE · Communication Services · Publishing

Value itDuel
PriceFinancialsPeers

Overall Profile & Returns

· Publishing

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile
ValuationProfitabilityGrowthFinancial HealthDividend
PSONIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year
Split-adjusted
PSON+18.7%HURGZ+3.3%BIGTK—IHGZT-4.3%IHYAY-27.6%SCHL+119.1%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
PSON+20.1%HURGZ+22.8%BIGTK-16.5%IHGZT-14.1%IHYAY-26.5%SCHL+57.6%
1-Year
Split-adjusted
PSON+18.7%INF+15.3%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
PSON+20.1%INF+4.5%

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better
PSON24.06HURGZ—BIGTK108.30IHGZT4.88IHYAY—SCHL19.01Median 21.53

ROE

Higher is better
PSON8.7%HURGZ-46.8%BIGTK10.8%IHGZT5.8%IHYAY-10.2%SCHL6.9%Median 6.9%

Net Margin

Higher is better
PSON9.4%HURGZ-91.3%BIGTK8.8%IHGZT8.4%IHYAY-10.4%SCHL3.9%Median 8.4%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
PSON0.7%HURGZ-8.4%BIGTK25.2%IHGZT13.3%IHYAY12.0%SCHL1.4%Median 10.4%

P/E

Lower is better
PSON24.06INF—Median 21.53

ROE

Higher is better
PSON8.7%INF0.2%Median 6.9%

Net Margin

Higher is better
PSON9.4%INF0.3%Median 8.4%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
PSON0.7%INF20.1%Median 10.4%

All Metrics

Valuation
MetricPSONHURGZBIGTKIHGZTIHYAYSCHLInd. Median
P/E24.06—108.304.88●—19.0121.53
P/B2.211.725.930.240.16●1.372.11
EV/EBITDA8.17—41.54166.71—6.24●12.76
P/S2.253.149.560.410.18●0.742.25
Financial Health
MetricPSONHURGZBIGTKIHGZTIHYAYSCHLInd. Median
Current Ratio2.001.181.536.58●2.031.181.53
Debt/Equity40.6%4.4%5.9%2.3%●4.4%32.6%19.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA1.02-0.450.03-21.79●0.350.820.58
Profitability
MetricPSONHURGZBIGTKIHGZTIHYAYSCHLInd. Median
Net Margin9.4%●-91.3%8.8%8.4%-10.4%3.9%8.4%
ROE8.7%-46.8%10.8%●5.8%-10.2%6.9%6.9%
ROA5.0%-22.3%6.9%●4.6%-6.3%3.4%4.6%
EBITDA Margin31.5%●-17.1%23.0%0.2%-10.6%13.6%15.4%
Growth + Dividend
MetricPSONHURGZBIGTKIHGZTIHYAYSCHLInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.7%-8.4%25.2%●13.3%12.0%1.4%10.4%
NI Growth-22.8%—210.7%30.7%—237.1%●30.7%
Div. Yield2.0%●0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%1.1%
Payout47.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%33.5%31.0%
Valuation
MetricPSONINFInd. Median
P/E24.06—21.53
P/B2.212.11●2.11
EV/EBITDA8.17●12.1612.76
P/S2.25●2.952.25
Financial Health
MetricPSONINFInd. Median
Current Ratio2.00●0.441.53
Debt/Equity40.6%●61.6%19.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA1.02●2.540.58
Profitability
MetricPSONINFInd. Median
Net Margin9.4%●0.3%8.4%
ROE8.7%●0.2%6.9%
ROA5.0%●0.1%4.6%
EBITDA Margin31.5%●30.6%15.4%
Growth + Dividend
MetricPSONINFInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.7%20.1%●10.4%
NI Growth-22.8%●-96.5%30.7%
Div. Yield2.0%2.4%●1.1%
Payout47.8%2,437.3%31.0%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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