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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) P/E ratio

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As of 5 November 2026, Pearson, PLC (PSO) trades at a P/E ratio of 18.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (December 2018) to 20.2× (January 2019); the current reading is higher than 98% of that period. That is above the Publishing industry median of 13.2× and above the Communication Services sector median of 15.1×.

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

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 20.2×
Ten-year median 10.7×
Current reading's percentile 98

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 5.2×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 12.4×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 13.1×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 13.2×
PSO Pearson, PLC 18.0×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 24.4×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 25.8×
Publishing industry median 13.2×
Communication Services sector median 15.1×
Market median 17.9×

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)

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