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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) Return on assets
Pearson, PLC's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.00%, down 5.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.10%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.2% (fiscal 2016) to 7.58% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is below the Publishing industry median of 2.76% and in line with the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.10% | (1.36) |
| FY2024 | 6.46% | 1.06 |
| FY2023 | 5.40% | 2.27 |
| FY2022 | 3.13% | 0.91 |
| FY2021 | 2.22% | (1.90) |
| FY2020 | 4.12% | 0.80 |
| FY2019 | 3.32% | (4.26) |
| FY2018 | 7.58% | 3.18 |
| FY2017 | 4.40% | 24.55 |
| FY2016 | −20.2% | (27.03) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| NYT The New York Times Company compare | 13.8% |
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 7.01% |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 7.01% |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare | 3.08% |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare | 2.76% |
| PSO Pearson, PLC | 0.00% |
| TNMG TNL Mediagene compare | 0.00% |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare | −0.31% |
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare | −1.52% |
| Publishing industry median | 2.76% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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