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 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 9.11% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.61% |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 3.31% |
| 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 | 2.07% |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.65 Bn | 874.58 Mn | 715.00 Mn | 5.72% |
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();