Pearson (PSORF) Equity Ratio (2014 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Equity Ratio of 0.56 in Q4 2025, down 3.59% quarter-over-quarter from 0.59 in Q4 2024, and down 3.59% on a YoY basis from 0.59 in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Equity Ratio (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Equity Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.56 for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Equity Ratio fell 3.59% year-over-year to 0.56; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.56 (down 3.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.56, down 3.59% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio was 0.56 for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from 0.59 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 0.6 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.56 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.58 across 5 years, with a median of 0.59 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Equity Ratio climbed 5.04% in 2021, then retreated 3.59% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it stood at 0.58 in 2021, then increased by 3.36% to 0.6 in 2022, then declined by 1.71% to 0.59 in 2023, then retreated by 0.82% to 0.59 in 2024, then dropped by 3.59% to 0.56 in 2025.
  • The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.56 (Q4 2025), 0.59 (Q4 2024), and 0.59 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 0.56
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 0.68
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 0.29
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 0.08
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 0.49
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -0.01
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 0.02
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 0.79
9 Pearson - - - 0.56
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 0.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.56
Dec 31, 2024 0.59
Dec 31, 2023 0.59
Dec 31, 2022 0.60
Dec 31, 2021 0.58
Dec 31, 2020 0.55
Dec 31, 2019 0.56
Dec 31, 2018 0.57
Dec 31, 2017 0.51
Dec 31, 2015 0.55
Dec 31, 2014 0.53