Pearson (PSORF) Gross Margin (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 50.11% in Q4 2024, up 2.46% quarter-over-quarter from 48.91% in Q4 2023, and up 121.0% on a YoY basis from 22.68% in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Gross Margin (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Gross Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 50.11% for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Gross Margin rose 121.0% year-over-year to 50.11%; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 48.22% (up 166.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 52.0%, up 101.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 50.11% for Q4 2024 at Pearson, up from 48.91% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 50.11% in Q4 2024 to a low of 43.16% in Q4 2020.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 47.17% across 5 years, with a median of 47.53% in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2022: Gross Margin jumped 4475 bps in 2020, then slumped 139 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 43.16% in 2020, then gained by 10 bps to 47.53% in 2021, then dropped by 3 bps to 46.14% in 2022, then rose by 6 bps to 48.91% in 2023, then gained by 2 bps to 50.11% in 2024.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 50.11% (Q4 2024), 48.91% (Q4 2023), and 46.14% (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -46.45%
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 73.71%
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 40.32%
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 54.33%
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 48.55%
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 59.10%
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 73.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 50.11%
Dec 31, 2023 48.91%
Dec 31, 2022 46.14%
Dec 31, 2021 47.53%
Dec 31, 2020 43.16%
Dec 31, 2019 -1.59%
Dec 31, 2018 -4.18%
Dec 31, 2017 -0.93%
Dec 31, 2016 51.13%
Dec 31, 2015 51.58%
Dec 31, 2014 52.13%
Dec 31, 2013 23.38%
Dec 31, 2012 55.90%
Dec 31, 2011 22.30%
Dec 31, 2010 21.72%
Dec 31, 2009 51.23%