Pcs Edventures Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Pcs Edventures Inc (PCSV) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Pcs Edventures Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 6M vs 2,783M combined for tracked competitors (0.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+22.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (-1.1%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Pcs Edventures Inc generated -28.2% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2026, vs -9.3% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 4.3% net margin compares with 11.4% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Pcs Edventures Inc accounted for 0.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.3% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
PCSV Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Pcs Edventures Inc reported revenue contraction of 28.17 % year on year in Q1 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue change of -9.28 %.
With a net margin of 4.29 %, Pcs Edventures Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (11.40 %).
Pcs Edventures Inc generated 0.25 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.32 % a year earlier.
Pcs Edventures Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Pcs Edventures Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Pcs Edventures Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Educational Services industry grew revenue 4.5% year over year, combined, vs -28.2% for Pcs Edventures Inc. Pcs Edventures Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.02% to 0.01%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (3) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
PCSV Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
PCSV Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson Plc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Stride Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Chegg Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Pcs Edventures Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Pcs Edventures Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | 14.52 | 5.67 |
| Pearson Plc | 10,525.18 | 3,577.00 |
| Stride Inc | 3,628.54 | 2,516.38 |
| Chegg Inc | 80.15 | 266.44 |
| SUBTOTAL | 14,248.39 | 6,365.49 |
Sources: Pcs Edventures Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Pcs Edventures Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Fun | Named by the company | 85% |
| Robolink | Named by the company | 85% |
| Lego | Named by the company | 85% |
| Fischertechnik | Named by the company | 85% |
| Teacher Created Materials | Named by the company | 85% |
| Project Lead The Way | Named by the company | 85% |
| K’Nex | Named by the company | 85% |
| Vex IQ | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Pcs Edventures Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | 15 | - | - |
| Pearson Plc | 10,525 | 152,077 | 14,285 |
| Stride Inc | 3,629 | 273,520 | 36,760 |
| Chegg Inc | 80 | 447,795 | -89,071 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 14,234 | 190,894 | 18,646 |
Pcs Edventures Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Chegg Inc | United States 81.95 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 41 companies in Pcs Edventures Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Pcs Edventures Inc ranks #0 of 41 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 777, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laureate Education Inc | 5,193 | 12.72 % |
| 2 | Graham Holdings Co | 4,957 | 12.14 % |
| 3 | Covista inc | 4,213 | 10.32 % |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education inc | 3,816 | 9.35 % |
| 5 | Stride Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Lixiang Education Holding Co Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Tal Education Group | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Perdoceo Education Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | 17 Education and Technology Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Youdao Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Pcs Edventures Inc | 174 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Pcs Edventures Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-25.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Educational Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (44 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 59.94 % | 49.04 % (avg) | +10.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | -4.43 % | industry median | -10.3 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -1.00 % | -0.18 % (avg) | -0.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | - | 1.94 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Educational Services industry average (44 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 14.6x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 12.4x | - |
| P/B | 1.9x | 3.0x | -1.2x |
| Return on Equity | -1.49 % | industry aggregate | -18.16 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -1.47 % | -0.82 % (avg) | -0.65 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -65.91 % | -5.61 % | -36.35 % |
| Operating Margin | -120.21 % | 66.39 % | 2.21 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -110.75 % | 32.01 % | 0.65 % |
| P/E | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Pcs Edventures Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Pcs Edventures Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 777 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Pcs Edventures Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Pcs Edventures Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Pcs Edventures Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Pcs Edventures Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+22.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 10.3 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 18.2 points below the industry aggregate.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | 7.15 | 14.12 | - |
| Pearson Plc | - | - | - |
| Stride Inc | 2.39 | 6.04 | 0.27 |
| Chegg Inc | 0.27 | 0.98 | 0.36 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | Q2 2026 | -28.2 % | -83.2 % |
| Pearson Plc | Q4 2025 | +0.7 % | -22.8 % |
| Stride Inc | Q2 2026 | -2.7 % | +58.6 % |
| Chegg Inc | Q2 2026 | -50.5 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -1.1 % | -8.1 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Pcs Edventures Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | Q2 2026 | -27.0 % | -67.9 % |
| Pearson Plc | Q4 2025 | +1.8 % | - |
| Stride Inc | Q2 2026 | +1.0 % | +192.2 % |
| Chegg Inc | Q2 2026 | -32.7 % | -49.4 % |
Pcs Edventures Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | - | - | - |
| Pearson Plc | 5.20% | 15.15% | 9.17% |
| Stride Inc | 14.23% | 15.93% | 21.54% |
| Chegg Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Pcs Edventures Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Pcs Edventures Inc | - | 2.56 |
| Pearson Plc | 23.82 | 2.94 |
| Stride Inc | 10.69 | 1.44 |
| Chegg Inc | - | 0.30 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 22.94 | 2.24 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.