Pearson, PLC (PSO) vs John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY)

Pearson, PLC and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are both Publishing companies. Pearson, PLC is the larger, with a market value of $9.6B against $2.5B — 3.9× the size. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.4× against 16.6×. Pearson, PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.35% against −0.27%. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.9% vs 7.58%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.85% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. yields more (4.15% vs 2.43%). Across the 20 metrics below, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. leads on 14 and Pearson, PLC on 6.