Pearson (PSO) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Payout Ratio of 0.67 for Q4 2025, up 1.58% on a QoQ basis from 0.68 in Q4 2024, and up 1.58% year-over-year from 0.66 in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Payout Ratio for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.67 in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 1.58% year-over-year to 0.67 in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.67, a 22.84% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.48, down 32.87% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.67 for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from 0.68 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 0.57 in Q4 2023, with the low at 6.0 in Q4 2021.
- Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.74, with a median of 0.68 recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Payout Ratio jumped 86.89% in 2022, then decreased 19.59% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 6.0 in 2021, then surged by 86.89% to 0.79 in 2022, then increased by 27.57% to 0.57 in 2023, then retreated by 19.59% to 0.68 in 2024, then advanced by 1.58% to 0.67 in 2025.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.67 (Q4 2025), 0.68 (Q4 2024), and 0.57 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 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 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.35 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.01 |
API Access
Pearson Payout 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=payout-ratio&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-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=payout-ratio&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();