Pearson (PSO) Net Margin (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Net Margin of 9.52% for Q4 2025, up 6.4% on a QoQ basis from 8.95% in Q4 2024, and up 57.0% year-over-year from 6.07% in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Net Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Net Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 9.52% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 57.0% year-over-year to 9.52% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 9.03%, a 207.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.37%, down 285.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 9.52% for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from 8.95% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 9.9% in Q4 2023, with the low at 1.06% in Q4 2021.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 7.41%, with a median of 8.95% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin surged 654 bps in 2022, then sank 95 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 1.06% in 2021, then jumped by 615 bps to 7.61% in 2022, then surged by 30 bps to 9.9% in 2023, then decreased by 10 bps to 8.95% in 2024, then increased by 6 bps to 9.52% in 2025.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 9.52% (Q4 2025), 8.95% (Q4 2024), and 9.9% (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 16.41% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.21% |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 9.84% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 9.52% |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 12.25% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.06% |
| 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, 2025 | 9.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -125.24% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.96% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.43% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 9.87% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 16.07% |
API Access
Pearson Net 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=net-margin&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();