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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |