JLL vs NWSA vs PSO Stock Comparison

Jones Lang Lasalle, News and Pearson Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JLL Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
$300.19 -7.3% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.88B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.43B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
5 wins
NWSA News Corp
$30.74 +9.3% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.01B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins
PSO Pearson Plc
$18.26 +14.9% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.92B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jones Lang Lasalle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jones Lang Lasalle 5, News 3, Pearson 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJLLNWSAPSOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.88B $17.01B $11.92B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 29.7x 26.9x JLL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 24.6x 20.5x JLL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +6.8% — JLL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 6.3% — NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 6.6% — JLL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.1x — NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% +16.4% +23.0% PSO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +5.0%/yr +16.1%/yr PSO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 26.2% 25.4% PSO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 69/100 43/100 JLL

Percentile Scorecard

JLLNWSAPSO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisJLLNWSAPSO
Valuation 94 #2 of 18 57 #24 of 54 42 #32 of 54
Growth 87 #3 of 16 93 #4 of 45 –
Profitability 87 #3 of 16 79 #10 of 43 –
Financial Health 56 #8 of 17 87 #9 of 62 72 #18 of 62
Shareholder Returns 29 #6 of 8 32 #18 of 26 16 #22 of 26
Overall 70 69 43
  • JLL ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • NWSA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • PSO ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodJLLNWSAPSOSPY
1 month -7.3%+9.3%+14.9% -1.0%
3 months -7.7%+14.9%+12.2% +2.9%
6 months -11.3%+17.3%+26.2% +6.4%
Year to date -10.8%+17.7%+30.1% +11.4%
1 year -5.1%+16.4%+23.0% +13.1%
3 years +140.1%+43.2%+64.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.9%+12.7%+18.1% +21.5%
5 years +14.1%+27.7%+110.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.7%+5.0%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years +194.1%+129.2%+92.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.4%+8.7%+6.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureJLLNWSAPSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%26.2%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%27.6%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.190.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.630.90 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-38.7%-32.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-1.4%-0.8% -2.5%
52-week high $392.79$31.19$18.40 $779.14
52-week low $280.16$22.40$12.06 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleJLLNWSAPSO
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.5x 29.9xmedian 18.8x 26.9xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.9x 11.1xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.3x 21.1xmedian 9.4x 14.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.50 0.51median 0.44 —median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsJLLNWSAPSO
Revenue $27.43B $9.03B –
Operating income $1.28B – –
Net income $997.90M $743.00M –
Free cash flow $1.12B $811.00M –
EPS (diluted) $21.29 $1.03 –
Cash & equivalents $458.20M $2.10B $448.46M
Total debt $8.26B $1.99B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 46.93M 558.40M 660.30M
Enterprise value $11.96B $8.49B $9.03B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricJLLNWSAPSO
P/E 13.9x 29.9x 26.9x
P/FCF 12.3x 21.1x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 13.8x –
P/S 0.5x 1.9x 2.5x
P/B 1.8x 1.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.3x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 11.1x –
EV/EBIT 12.0x 16.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.9x –
EV/FCF 13.6x 21.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 13.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.51 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJLLNWSAPSO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 6.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 4.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 76.7% -44.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 58.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 82.5% -50.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.4% 58.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 80.6% 26.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 16.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 99.7% 42.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 176.7% 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJLLNWSAPSO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 5.9% 17.0% –
Operating margin 4.7% – –
Pretax margin 4.5% 11.6% –
Net margin 3.6% 6.3% –
FCF margin 4.1% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.0% 13.7% –
Return on equity 13.3% 8.0% –
Return on assets 5.6% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital 10.6% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 11.9% 8.2% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJLLNWSAPSO
Debt / assets 11.0% 12.8% 22.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 40.6% 43.3%
Equity / assets 43.5% 59.4% 56.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.31 2.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJLLNWSAPSO
Dividend yield – 0.7% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.4% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusJLLNWSAPSO
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 24.6xFY2027 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $24.04FY2026 $1.25FY2027 $0.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027 +3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +30.4% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $9.16BFY2027 $5.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +1.4%FY2027 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +4.1% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJLLNWSAPSO
Held by institutions 93.2% 100.0% 4.1%
Institutions holding 661 636 213
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -3.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 317 344 138
Institutions selling 264 189 36
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.82 3.83

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

JLLNWSAPSO
JLL 1.00 0.39 0.32
NWSA 0.39 1.00 0.40
PSO 0.32 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JLL, NWSA and PSO?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) $13.88B, News (NWSA) $17.01B, Pearson (PSO) $11.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, JLL, NWSA and PSO?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 13.9x, News (NWSA) 29.7x, Pearson (PSO) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is cheapest (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 12.5x, News (NWSA) 24.6x, Pearson (PSO) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +11.2%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 3.6%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) leads (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 10.6%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pearson (PSO) returned the most: Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) -5.1%, News (NWSA) +16.4%, Pearson (PSO) +23.0%. Over five years, Pearson (PSO) compounded fastest (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +2.7%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.0%/yr, Pearson (PSO) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pearson (PSO) has been the steadiest (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 36.0%, News (NWSA) 26.2%, Pearson (PSO) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JLL, NWSA and PSO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.