Pearson reported a gross margin of 51.05% and a net margin of 9.52% for the quarter ended Dec 2025. These financial ratios cover 19 quarters of results from Dec 2009 through Dec 2025, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.
| Ratios | Dec2009 | Dec2010 | Dec2011 | Dec2012 | Dec2013 | Dec2014 | Jul2015 | Dec2015 | Dec2016 | Dec2017 | Dec2018 | Dec2019 | Jul2020 | Dec2020 | Dec2021 | Dec2022 | Dec2023 | Dec2024 | Dec2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Margin | 19.58% | 26.68% | 54.10% | 78.74% | 52.13% | 51.58% | 51.13% | 47.53% | 46.14% | 48.91% | 50.11% | 51.05% | |||||||
| EBT Margin | 11.74% | 12.26% | 47.81% | 7.57% | -1.76% | -6.61% | -137.03% | 0.25% | 10.35% | 12.56% | 12.09% | 12.66% | |||||||
| EBIT Margin | 15.26% | 18.59% | 50.75% | 9.12% | 106.45% | -6.46% | -133.82% | 24.11% | 8.28% | 11.66% | 12.49% | 13.94% | |||||||
| EBITDA Margin | 18.12% | 21.91% | 49.96% | 12.48% | 113.43% | 1.90% | -260.50% | 41.20% | |||||||||||
| Operating Margin | 15.26% | 18.59% | 50.75% | 9.12% | 106.45% | -6.46% | -133.82% | 24.11% | 8.28% | 11.66% | 12.49% | 13.94% | |||||||
| Net Margin | 16.07% | 9.87% | 2.48% | 9.43% | 11.09% | -3.96% | -125.24% | 1.06% | 7.61% | 9.90% | 8.95% | 9.52% | |||||||
| FCF Margin | -12.07% | -5.47% | -11.51% | -5.25% | -24.33% | -16.93% | -14.90% | -2.76% | -0.67% | 1.54% | 5.30% | 11.96% | |||||||
| Efficiency | |||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory AverageInventory Avg. | 0.36B | 0.70B | 0.66B | 0.53B | 0.13B | 0.10B | 0.37B | 0.35B | 0.31B | 0.24B | 0.20B | 0.21B | 0.22B | 0.19B | 0.15B | 0.13B | 0.12B | 0.10B | 0.09B |
| Assets AverageAssets Avg. | 7.82B | 15.98B | 17.13B | 17.95B | 17.96B | 17.88B | 17.48B | 17.28B | 15.09B | 11.49B | 10.32B | 10.00B | 9.60B | 9.60B | 9.87B | 9.24B | 8.47B | 8.60B | 8.72B |
| Equity AverageEquity Avg. | 3.66B | 8.17B | 9.07B | 4.61B | -0.76B | 4.05B | 8.93B | 9.06B | 7.57B | 5.37B | 5.58B | 5.69B | 5.39B | 2.34B | 2.61B | 5.47B | 5.06B | 5.08B | 5.04B |
| Invested CapitalInvested Cap. | 3.47B | 5.46B | 6.78B | 6.75B | 7.70B | 1.63B | 7.66B | 6.62B | 6.39B | 7.09B | 2.89B | ||||||||
| Asset Utilization RatioAsset Util. | 1.65 | 1.38 | 1.55 | 1.23 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.03 | ||||||||
| Leverage & Solvency | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage RatioInterest Cover | 7.03 | 7.86 | 26.09 | 3.92 | 15.56 | -3.39 | -32.43 | 5.66 | 5.10 | 6.08 | 3.84 | 5.11 | |||||||
| Debt Ratio | -0.27 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.21 | -0.23 | ||||||||
| Times Interest Earned | 7.03 | 7.86 | 26.09 | 3.92 | 15.56 | -3.39 | -32.43 | 5.66 | 5.10 | 6.08 | 3.84 | 5.11 | |||||||
| Dividends & Payouts | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dividend Coverage RatioDiv. Cover | 113.00 | 65.00 | 0.29 | 2.54 | 446.00 | 227.00 | -0.29 | -8.44 | -0.06 | 0.17 | 1.27 | 1.75 | 1.47 | 1.49 | |||||
| FCF Payout RatioFCF Cover | 3.66 | 1.15 | 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividend YieldDiv. Yield | 0.40% | 0.31% | 2.41% | 2.42% | 2.04% | 2.42% | 5.22% | 9.35% | 14.40% | 13.43% | 14.59% | 10.86% | 8.19% | 6.52% | 6.16% | 4.95% | 6.06% | ||
| Payout Ratio | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 1.35 | 0.87 | 0.67 | ||||||||||
| Valuation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Price to EarningsP/E | 3.74 | 4.09 | 6.70 | 11.28 | 11.88 | 8.35 | 21.93 | 17.47 | 11.02 | ||||||||||
| Price to SalesP/S | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.84 | 0.96 | 1.22 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Price to BookP/B | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.60 | 1.84 | 0.91 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.60 | 1.19 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.56 | 1.73 | 2.06 | 1.83 | |||
| Enterprise Value | 11.96B | 13.19B | 15.40B | 15.95B | 18.35B | 15.04B | 15.32B | 8.59B | 6.32B | 7.10B | 8.49B | 5.89B | 4.63B | 6.04B | 6.25B | 7.27B | 8.02B | 9.88B | 8.34B |
| EV to EBIT | 3.23 | 2.62 | 3.42 | 2.03 | 1.46 | 7.44 | 9.31 | 7.93 | 7.97 | ||||||||||
| EV to EBITDA | 2.72 | 2.38 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||||
| Market Capitalization | 11.63B | 12.92B | 15.40B | 15.96B | 18.35B | 15.13B | 15.40B | 8.85B | 8.21B | 7.88B | 9.33B | 6.59B | 5.44B | 6.91B | 6.36B | 8.07B | 8.57B | 10.74B | 8.93B |
| Price to FCFP/FCF | 131.02 | 21.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| EV to FCF | 120.55 | 20.08 | |||||||||||||||||
| EV to CFO | 20.43 | 25.34 | |||||||||||||||||
| Return Ratios | |||||||||||||||||||
| Return on Sales [ROS]ROS | 15.26% | 18.59% | 50.75% | 9.12% | 106.45% | -6.46% | -133.82% | 24.11% | 8.28% | 11.66% | 12.49% | 13.94% | |||||||
| Return on Capital Employed [ROCE]ROCE | 20.96% | 28.75% | 24.73% | 36.34% | 29.15% | 4.86% | 5.60% | -23.75% | -20.95% | 11.87% | 10.19% | ||||||||
| Return on Invested Capital [ROIC]ROIC | 14.46% | -36.08% | -31.88% | 18.48% | 20.95% | ||||||||||||||
| Return on Assets [ROA]ROA | 26.40% | 36.50% | 27.14% | 22.91% | 18.91% | 5.85% | -15.73% | -31.49% | -35.33% | -31.54% | 11.12% | 15.24% | |||||||
| Return on Equity [ROE]ROE | 51.63% | 68.91% | 105.53% | 83.40% | 11.16% | -31.33% | -119.14% | -59.67% | -52.75% | 18.84% | 26.38% |
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