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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. Operating cash flow growth for three consecutive years.
18.24
0.38
+2.13%
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Pearson, PLC (PSO) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Pearson, PLC (PSO) trades at a P/E ratio of 18.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (December 2018) to 20.2× (January 2019); the current reading is higher than 100% of that period. That is above the Publishing industry median of 13.7× and above the Communication Services sector median of 16.7×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.5× | (12.90%) |
| FY2024 | 16.6× | 32.24% |
| FY2023 | 12.5× | (25.25%) |
| FY2022 | 16.8× | 67.52% |
| FY2021 | 10.0× | 8.94% |
| FY2020 | 9.2× | 19.90% |
| FY2019 | 7.7× | (58.05%) |
| FY2018 | 18.3× | — |
| FY2017 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2016 | 0.0× | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | 10.8× | (35.74%) |
| Dec 2022 | 16.8× | 76.43% |
| Jun 2022 | 9.5× | (5.05%) |
| Dec 2021 | 10.0× | (18.02%) |
| 6 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 0.0×
High 20.2×
Ten-year median
10.7×
Current reading's percentile
100
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare | n/m |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare | n/m |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare | 5.3× |
| TNMG TNL Mediagene compare | 13.1× |
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 13.7× |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 13.7× |
| PSO Pearson, PLC | 18.8× |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare | 24.9× |
| NYT The New York Times Company compare | 28.0× |
| Publishing industry median | 13.7× |
| Communication Services sector median | 16.7× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)