STOCK COMPARISON
Pearson vs New York Times: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Pearson (PSON) and New York Times (NYT) compare, as of Aug 8, 2026.
As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Pearson as the less overvalued of the two: Pearson trades at £12.56 versus a fair value of £10.96 (-13%), while New York Times trades at $64.77 versus $41.95 (-35%).
Pearson
PSON.LSE · GBP · Communication Services
-13%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£12.56
Fair Value£10.96
Quality72/100
New York Times
NYT · USD · Communication Services
-35%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$64.77
Fair Value$41.95
Quality70/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
PearsonNew York Times
Valuation
24.6×P/E (TTM)32.3×
2.83×P/S (TTM)4.24×
2.78×P/B5.96×
18.4×EV/EBITDA22.3×
2.16×PEG3.79×
2.0%Dividend yield1.1%
£0.25Dividend per share$0.77
Profitability
9%Net margin13%
14%Operating margin13%
9%Return on equity20%
5%Return on assets10%
Growth
3%Revenue growth (YoY)12%
-2.3%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)7.0%
1.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)9.6%
Balance & size
0.28×Debt / equity—
$10BMarket cap$12B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy
Pearson leads: 7 to 6 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
Pearsonof which business quality 71 · market factors 72
New York Timesof which business quality 77 · market factors 50
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
43
69
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
46
60
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
87
83
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
65
85
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
100
76
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
88
62
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
65
42
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
64
51
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
87
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
Pearson
DCF Models£11.75
Earnings-Based£5.71
Dividend Discount£2.86
Multiples£10.53
Asset-Based£4.07
Growth DCF£11.97
Economic Profit£5.66
Growth Earnings£8.46
17 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.
New York Times
DCF Models$44.27
Earnings-Based$25.06
Dividend Discount$8.21
Multiples$40.34
Asset-Based$8.49
Growth DCF$45.30
Economic Profit$22.32
Growth Earnings$32.37
24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
Pearson
Bear £7.57Fair Value £10.96Bull £14.35
£12.56 = current price (white tick)
New York Times
Bear $31.78Fair Value $41.95Bull $52.11
$64.77 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
Pearson · Communication Services
Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-13% · below median
New York Times · Communication Services
Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-35% · below median
Bottom line
As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Pearson as the less overvalued of the two: Pearson trades at £12.56 versus a fair value of £10.96 (-13%), while New York Times trades at $64.77 versus $41.95 (-35%).
Pearson has the higher quality score (72/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
