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Pearson, PLC

PSO Communication Services Publishing

Pearson, PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.7 billion, up 3.92% from fiscal 2024.

17.51 0.23 −1.30%
Market cap
$10.5B
P/E
18.0×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.65
Beneish M
−2.73
Dividend safety
57/100
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Pearson, PLC (PSO) Current ratio

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Pearson, PLC's current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 2.0×, up 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (2.0×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.7× (fiscal 2023) to 2.2× (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Publishing industry median of 1.2× and above the Communication Services sector median of 1.3×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Current ratio Change
FY2025 2.0× 8.27%
FY2024 1.8× 6.51%
FY2023 1.7× (9.05%)
FY2022 1.9× (6.54%)
FY2021 2.0× (4.11%)
FY2020 2.1× (0.03%)
FY2019 2.1× (1.66%)
FY2018 2.2× 6.46%
FY2017 2.0× (4.32%)
FY2016 2.1× (1.22%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Current ratio Change
Jun 2026 2.0× 0.13%
Dec 2025 2.0× (13.56%)
Jun 2025 2.3× 25.26%
Dec 2024 1.8× 3.81%
18 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.7× High 2.2×
Ten-year median 2.0×
Current reading's percentile 36

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 3.3×
PSO Pearson, PLC 2.0×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 1.5×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 1.3×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 1.2×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 0.7×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 0.6×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 0.6×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 0.5×
Publishing industry median 1.2×
Communication Services sector median 1.3×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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