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WLYB vs PSO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE) VS. Pearson Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WLYB 1
— PSO 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $54.23 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.75B
valuation
10.8x
LAST: $17.50 (+1.04%) • MKT CAP: $10.53B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WLYB VS. PSO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WLYB | PSO | 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 ACTIVE | 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) | -0.10% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.70% | 0.00% | +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 | 48.3 | 51.6 | -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 | $2.75B | $10.53B | -$7.78B | PSO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WLYB REV | PSO REV | WLYB GROSS % | PSO GROSS % | WLYB FCF | PSO 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
WLYB // BETA —
PSO // BETA —