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

Pearson, PLC (PSO) Net margin

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Pearson, PLC's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2023 was 7.58%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.3% (fiscal 2016) to 18.4% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is in line with the Publishing industry median of 7.58% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 9.37% (2.85)
FY2024 12.2% 1.93
FY2023 10.3% 3.99
FY2022 6.30% 1.66
FY2021 4.64% (4.49)
FY2020 9.13% 2.31
FY2019 6.82% (7.42)
FY2018 14.2% 5.24
FY2017 9.00% 60.34
FY2016 −51.3% (69.76)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2023 9.90% 4.49
Dec 2022 5.41% (1.92)
Jun 2022 7.33% (0.43)
Dec 2021 7.76% 6.70
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Against its own ten years

Low −51.3% High 18.4%
Ten-year median 9.13%
Current reading's percentile 64

Net margin against peers

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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