Pearson (PSO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016)
Pearson's (PSO) Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 5.17 in the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 7.1% from 4.83 a year earlier.
Powered by 
Analysis
Pearson (PSO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016) Analysis & Trends
Starting with the year ended Dec 31, 2009, Pearson's Interest Coverage Ratio history includes 17 years.
- Annual Interest Coverage Ratio has ranged from 2.69 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 to 6.15 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 over the past five years.
- Per Business Quant data, PSO's Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.83 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-21.4%), 6.15 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+61.1%), 3.82 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+41.8%) and 2.69 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-29.9%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.46 |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.49 |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 4.21 |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.91 |
API Access
Pearson Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();