Pearson (PSO) Return on Equity (2018 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Return on Equity of 0.0% in Q4 2025, up 0.61% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2024, and little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Return on Equity (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Return on Equity history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Equity changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.0% for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q4 2021 to a low of 0.0% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Equity was 0 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 0 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.01% in 2021, then tumbled by 49 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then climbed by 22 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then tumbled by 68 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 0.0% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Equity figures came in at 0.0% (Q4 2025), 0.0% (Q4 2024), and 0.0% (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 0.00%
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 0.00%
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 0.00%
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 0.00%
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 0.00%
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 0.01%
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 0.00%
9 Pearson - - - 0.00%
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Dec 31, 2019 0.01%
Dec 31, 2018 0.00%