Pearson (PSO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2024)

Pearson's Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.99% for Q4 2024.

• In Q4 2024, Return on Capital Employed fell 2250.0% year-over-year to 10.99%; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 10.99% (down 2250.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.4%, down 96.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 10.99% for Q4 2024 at Pearson, down from 33.49% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 124.03% in Q4 2020 to a low of 10.99% in Q4 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 61.75% across 5 years, with a median of 56.88% in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2021: Return on Capital Employed soared 6921 bps in 2020, then tumbled 4066 bps in 2021.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 124.03% in 2020, then plunged by 33 bps to 83.37% in 2021, then sank by 32 bps to 56.88% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 33.49% in 2023, then tumbled by 67 bps to 10.99% in 2024.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.99% (Q4 2024), 33.49% (Q4 2023), and 56.88% (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.