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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) Debt to equity

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Pearson, PLC's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.5×, up 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (0.4×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2× (fiscal 2018) to 0.6× (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is below the Publishing industry median of 1.6× and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.1×.

Debt to equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 0.4× 11.32%
FY2024 0.4× 24.77%
FY2023 0.3× 4.49%
FY2022 0.3× (14.83%)
FY2021 0.3× (18.10%)
FY2020 0.4× 3.77%
FY2019 0.4× 141.92%
FY2018 0.2× (41.03%)
FY2017 0.3× (52.47%)
FY2016 0.6× 56.36%

Quarterly newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 0.5× 29.38%
Dec 2025 0.4× (2.06%)
Jun 2025 0.4× 13.66%
Dec 2024 0.4× (14.18%)
18 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.2× High 0.6×
Ten-year median 0.4×
Current reading's percentile 91

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 0.0×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 0.0×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 0.3×
PSO Pearson, PLC 0.5×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 1.6×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 1.6×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 6.4×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 12.2×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 11,659×
Publishing industry median 1.6×
Communication Services sector median 0.1×
Market median 0.1×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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