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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.
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Pearson, PLC (PSO) Gross margin
Pearson, PLC's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2023 was 48.2%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 46.7% (fiscal 2022) to 55.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is below the Publishing industry median of 58.3% and below the Communication Services sector median of 51.3%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 52.0% | 1.01 |
| FY2024 | 51.0% | 1.04 |
| FY2023 | 50.0% | 3.22 |
| FY2022 | 46.7% | (2.31) |
| FY2021 | 49.0% | 1.06 |
| FY2020 | 48.0% | (4.00) |
| FY2019 | 52.0% | (0.96) |
| FY2018 | 52.9% | (1.28) |
| FY2017 | 54.2% | 0.20 |
| FY2016 | 54.0% | (1.64) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | 48.9% | 1.66 |
| Dec 2022 | 47.3% | 1.11 |
| Jun 2022 | 46.1% | (4.21) |
| Dec 2021 | 50.4% | 2.82 |
| 6 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 46.7%
High 55.7%
Ten-year median
52.0%
Current reading's percentile
64
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 74.6% |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 74.6% |
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare | 60.6% |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare | 60.1% |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare | 56.5% |
| NYT The New York Times Company compare | 51.7% |
| PSO Pearson, PLC | 48.2% |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare | 39.0% |
| TNMG TNL Mediagene compare | — |
| Publishing industry median | 58.3% |
| Communication Services sector median | 51.3% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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