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PSO vs WLY // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY

Pearson Plc (NYSE) VS. John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PSO 2 — WLY 1

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $17.50 (+1.04%) • MKT CAP: $10.53B

piotroski-score

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LAST: $51.44 (+1.70%) • MKT CAP: $2.61B

piotroski-score

7/9

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PSO VS. WLY) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	PSO	WLY	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	—	74.30%	—	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	—	15.10%	—	TIE	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	—	10.3x	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	—	8.02%	—	TIE	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	—	16.50%	—	TIE	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	—	13.20%	—	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	—	-0.10%	—	TIE	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.00%	2.85%	-2.85	WLY	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	—	2.63	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE	—	7/9	—	TIE	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	51.6	50.0	+1.55	PSO	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	—	—	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	—	11.0x	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$10.53B	$2.61B	$7.92B	PSO	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	PSO REV	WLY REV	PSO GROSS %	WLY GROSS %	PSO FCF	WLY FCF
FY 2025	—	$1.68B	—	74.3%	—	$209.4M
FY 2024	—	$1.68B	—	74.3%	—	$141.1M
FY 2023	—	$1.87B	—	—	—	$207.6M

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

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