Pearson (PSO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2016)
Pearson (PSO) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.85% for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, down 2.12 percentage points from 10.97% a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends
Since the year ended Dec 31, 2009, Pearson has reported Return on Equity [ROE] for 16 years.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -8.16 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 Equity [ROE] since the year ended Dec 31, 2022.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Return on Equity [ROE] at 10.97% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+1.90 pp), 9.07% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+3.75 pp), 5.32% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-3.83 pp) and 9.15% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-7.86 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -9.26% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 15.15% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.78% |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.40% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.45% |
| 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 | 8.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 | -39.18% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 34.08% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 30.47% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 20.87% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 34.84% |
API Access
Pearson Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();