Pearson (PSO) Net Margin (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Net Margin of 8.95% for Q4 2024, down 95.0% year-over-year from 179.02% in Q1 2024, and down 9.58% quarter-over-quarter from 9.9% in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Net Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Net Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.95% for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Net Margin fell 95.0% year-over-year to 8.95%; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 6.97% (down 71.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.37%, down 285.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q4 2024 stood at 8.95%, down from 9.9% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 12.33% in Q4 2020, with the low at 1.06% in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 8.95% (2024), against an average of 7.97%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2021: Net Margin surged 1146 bps in 2020, then sank 1127 bps in 2021.
- Pearson's Net Margin stood at 12.33% in 2020, then plunged by 91 bps to 1.06% in 2021, then surged by 615 bps to 7.61% in 2022, then soared by 30 bps to 9.9% in 2023, then retreated by 10 bps to 8.95% in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Net Margin at 8.95% in Q4 2024, 9.9% in Q4 2023, and 7.61% in Q4 2022.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 12.25% |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 9.52% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 30.22% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 1.70% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 1.97% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 4.13% |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -22.91% |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.33% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 98.02% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 112.65% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -125.24% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.96% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -0.37% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 14.52% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.02% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.44% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.04% |