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PSO vs HD // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Pearson Plc (NYSE) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PSO 0
— HD 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.31 (-0.34%) • MKT CAP: $10.45B
gross-margins
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LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
gross-margins
33.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PSO VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PSO | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 33.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 32.90% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 13.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 2.72% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 12.70% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 3.20% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.79% | -2.79 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.64 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | — | 5/9 | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.3 | 67.5 | -16.20 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.88 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 21.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $10.45B | $328.44B | -$317.99B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PSO REV | HD REV | PSO GROSS % | HD GROSS % | PSO FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | — | $164.68B | — | 33.3% | — | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | — | $159.51B | — | 33.4% | — | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | — | $152.67B | — | — | — | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PSO // BETA —
HD // BETA 0.88