PSONYSEBooks: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as PSORF
PEARSON PLC
Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Dec 31, 2025Last filing: 20-F on Mar 13, 2026
$18.19−0.05 (-0.27%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
Pearson statistics
Financials through Dec 31, 2025, price-based ratios appear once a share price is available
Income (trailing twelve months)
| Revenue | £3.58B |
|---|---|
| Gross Profit | £1.86B |
| Operating Income | £507.00M |
| Pretax Income | £457.00M |
| Net Income | £335.00M |
| EBITDA | £507.00M |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.51 GBP |
Margins
| Gross Margin | 52.0% |
|---|---|
| Operating Margin | 14.2% |
| Pretax Margin | 12.8% |
| Profit Margin | 9.37% |
| EBITDA Margin | 14.2% |
Returns
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.72% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.02% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.64% |
Growth
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.70% |
|---|---|
| Net Income Growth (YoY) | -22.8% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | -20.2% |
| Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR) | -2.35% |
| Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR) | 1.04% |
| EPS Growth (3Y CAGR) | 15.9% |
| EPS Growth (5Y CAGR) | -59.0% |
Balance sheet
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | £333.00M |
|---|---|
| Total Debt | £1.48B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -£1.15B |
| Net Cash Per Share | -1.81 GBP |
| Equity (Book Value) | £3.65B |
| Book Value Per Share | 5.74 GBP |
| Tangible Book Value | £1.22B |
Financial position
| Debt / Equity | 0.41 |
|---|---|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.92 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.26 |
| Interest Coverage | 5.17 |
Cash flow (trailing twelve months)
| Operating Cash Flow | £656.00M |
|---|
Efficiency
| Asset Turnover | 0.54 |
|---|---|
| Inventory Turnover | 24.53 |
| Revenue Per Employee | £47.69M |
| Profits Per Employee | £4.47M |
| Employee Count | 75 |
Dividends and yields
| Payout Ratio | 47.8% |
|---|
Shares
| Shares Outstanding | 635,815,000 |
|---|---|
| Shares Change (YoY) | -3.46% |
| Float | 433,847,000 |
| Shares Held by Insiders | 31.8% |
| Shares Held by Institutions | 4.22% |
Taxes
| Income Tax | £121.00M |
|---|---|
| Effective Tax Rate | 26.5% |
Scores
| Graham Number | 8.09 GBP |
|---|---|
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
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