Pearson PSO
NYSE PSO
$16.28 +0.21 (+1.31%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q4 2024, down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2024, and down 78.44% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2023.

Pearson (PSO) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Return on Invested Capital history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 0.0% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2024 stood at 0.0%, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.03% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.0% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2021), against an average of 0.02%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital rose 2 bps in 2020, then declined 2 bps in 2023.
  • Pearson's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2020, then declined by 26 bps to 0.02% in 2021, then jumped by 49 bps to 0.03% in 2022, then slumped by 60 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then slumped by 78 bps to 0.0% in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q4 2024, 0.01% in Q4 2023, and 0.03% in Q4 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn 0.00%
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn 0.07%
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn -0.01%
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn -
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn 0.00%
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.03%
Dec 31, 2021 0.02%
Dec 31, 2020 0.02%
Dec 31, 2019 0.00%
Dec 31, 2018 0.00%
Dec 31, 2017 0.00%
Dec 31, 2016 0.00%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2014 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2013 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2012 0.00%
Dec 31, 2011 0.00%
Dec 31, 2010 0.00%