Pearson (PSO) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2022)
Pearson's (PSO) Price to Earnings was 20.21 for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 4.4% from 19.36 a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to the year ended Dec 31, 2009, Pearson's Price to Earnings record includes 16 years.
- The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 ranks as the highest annual Price to Earnings since the year ended Dec 31, 2022.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings came in at 19.36 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+6.2%), 18.23 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-32.3%), 26.93 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-7.3%) and 29.06 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+67.3%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.84 Bn | 8.84 Bn | - |
| 8 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.17 Bn | - |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.86 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.65 Bn | 874.58 Mn | 715.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.84 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.31 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1,862.10 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1,954.98 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1,791.74 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2,023.67 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1,700.82 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1,525.03 |
API Access
Pearson Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();