Pearson (PSO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2021)
Pearson (PSO) posted EBITDA Margin of 13.94% for Q4 2025, up 11.63% on a QoQ basis from 12.49% in Q4 2024, and up 145.0% year-over-year from 5.69% in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported EBITDA Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 13.94% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 145.0% year-over-year to 13.94% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 11.66%, a 244.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.17%, down 106.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 13.94% for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from 12.49% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 24.11% in Q4 2021, with the low at 8.28% in Q4 2022.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 14.09%, with a median of 12.49% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin sank 1583 bps in 2022, then surged 338 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 24.11% in 2021, then slumped by 66 bps to 8.28% in 2022, then jumped by 41 bps to 11.66% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 12.49% in 2024, then rose by 12 bps to 13.94% in 2025.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 13.94% (Q4 2025), 12.49% (Q4 2024), and 11.66% (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.80% |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 13.94% |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.20% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -260.50% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.90% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 113.43% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.48% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 49.96% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 21.91% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 18.12% |
API Access
Pearson EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "PSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();