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PSO vs WLYB // REVENUE GROWTH (YOY)
Pearson Plc (NYSE) VS. John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PSO 2
— WLYB 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.50 (+1.04%) • MKT CAP: $10.53B
revenue-growth
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LAST: $54.23 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.75B
revenue-growth
-0.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PSO VS. WLYB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PSO | WLYB | 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 | — | 10.8x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 7.60% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 16.50% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 13.20% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) ACTIVE | — | -0.10% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.70% | -2.70 | WLYB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.68 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | — | 7/9 | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.6 | 48.3 | +3.34 | PSO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 11.5x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $10.53B | $2.75B | $7.78B | PSO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PSO REV | WLYB REV | PSO GROSS % | WLYB GROSS % | PSO FCF | WLYB 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
PSO // BETA —
WLYB // BETA —