Pearson (PSO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 12.49% for Q4 2024, up 83.0% year-over-year from 6.82% in Q1 2024, and up 7.13% quarter-over-quarter from 11.66% in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.49% for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Operating Margin rose 83.0% year-over-year to 12.49%; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 8.37% (down 1800.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.17%, down 106.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q4 2024 stood at 12.49%, up from 11.66% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 91.42% in Q4 2020, with the low at 0.56% in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 11.66% (2023), against an average of 24.88%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Operating Margin tumbled 9086 bps in 2021, then jumped 771 bps in 2022.
- Pearson's Operating 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 climbed by 7 bps to 12.49% in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Operating Margin at 12.49% in Q4 2024, 11.66% in Q4 2023, and 8.28% in Q4 2022.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating 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 | 13.94% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.49% |
| 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% |