Pearson PSO
NYSE PSO
$16.08 +0.00 (+0.00%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 3.08% for Q4 2024, down 1473.0% year-over-year from 0.22% in Q1 2024, and down 126.41% quarter-over-quarter from 11.66% in Q4 2023.

Pearson (PSO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's EBITDA Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.08% for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, EBITDA Margin fell 1473.0% year-over-year to 3.08%; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 4.41% (down 2195.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.8%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q4 2024 stood at 3.08%, down from 11.66% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 91.42% in Q4 2020, with the low at 3.08% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 8.28% (2022), against an average of 21.77%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: EBITDA Margin tumbled 9086 bps in 2021, then jumped 771 bps in 2022.
  • Pearson's EBITDA Margin stood at 91.42% in 2020, then plunged by 99 bps to 0.56% in 2021, then jumped by 1369 bps to 8.28% in 2022, then soared by 41 bps to 11.66% in 2023, then sank by 126 bps to 3.08% in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's EBITDA Margin at 3.08% in Q4 2024, 11.66% in Q4 2023, and 8.28% in Q4 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.60 Bn 9.94 Bn 394.61 Mn 15.48%
2 Pearson 10.47 Bn 9.86 Bn 1.18 Bn -3.14%
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.73 Bn 2.65 Bn 337.86 Mn 24.59%
4 Usa Today 963.33 Mn 876.68 Mn 208.25 Mn 9.61%
5 Scholastic 949.42 Mn 814.52 Mn 285.70 Mn 10.80%
6 Lee Enterprises 187.86 Mn 128.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 6.85%
7 Educational Development 11.58 Mn 9.77 Mn 2.82 Mn -26.81%
8 TNL Mediagene 696,752.35 -1.23 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 13.94%
Dec 31, 2024 -3.08%
Dec 31, 2023 11.66%
Dec 31, 2022 8.28%
Dec 31, 2021 0.56%
Dec 31, 2020 91.42%
Dec 31, 2019 97.16%
Dec 31, 2018 98.07%
Dec 31, 2017 106.64%
Dec 31, 2016 -133.82%
Dec 31, 2015 -6.46%
Dec 31, 2014 -1.81%
Dec 31, 2013 108.26%
Dec 31, 2012 99.72%
Dec 31, 2011 2.25%
Dec 31, 2010 5.47%
Dec 31, 2009 1.91%