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) Revenue growth

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Pearson, PLC's revenue growth over the twelve months to 30 June 2023 was 1.35%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.0% (fiscal 2015) to 8.07% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Publishing industry median of −1.40% and below the Communication Services sector median of 5.07%.

Revenue growth, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Revenue growth Change (points)
FY2025 3.92% 4.60
FY2024 −0.68% 3.13
FY2023 −3.81% (4.60)
FY2022 0.79% (7.28)
FY2021 8.07% 19.78
FY2020 −11.7% (1.35)
FY2019 −10.4% (5.12)
FY2018 −5.24% 0.48
FY2017 −5.72% 3.97
FY2016 −9.69% 5.26

Quarterly newest first

Period Revenue growth Change (points)
Jun 2023 7.23% 12.45
Dec 2022 −5.22% (22.17)
Jun 2022 17.0% 24.77
Dec 2021 −7.82% (3.62)
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Against its own ten years

Low −15.0% High 8.07%
Ten-year median −5.24%
Current reading's percentile 91

Revenue growth against peers

Company Revenue growth
NYT The New York Times Company compare 10.8%
PSO Pearson, PLC 1.35%
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare −0.27%
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare −0.27%
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare −2.53%
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare −6.39%
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare −11.1%
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare −32.0%
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare —
Publishing industry median −1.40%
Communication Services sector median 5.07%
Market median 7.58%

What Revenue growth is

Revenue Growth shows how fast a company’s sales are rising or falling compared with the same period a year earlier.

(Revenue − Revenue a year earlier) ÷ |Revenue a year earlier|

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