Pearson (PSO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2016)
Pearson (PSO) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.11% for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, down 1.36 percentage points from 6.47% a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends
Since the year ended Dec 31, 2009, Pearson has reported Return on Assets [ROA] for 17 years.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +0.73 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 stands as the lowest annual Return on Assets [ROA] since the year ended Dec 31, 2022.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Return on Assets [ROA] at 6.47% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+1.05 pp), 5.42% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+2.27 pp), 3.15% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+0.66 pp) and 2.49% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-1.89 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.21% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 7.80% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 13.44% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.24% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 | -19.65% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.54% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 11.02% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 17.42% |
API Access
Pearson Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();