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PEARSON PLC

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United Kingdom Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000938323
$16.97 +2.04% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 11 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue4.55Operating income−2.50Net income−2.34EPS, diluted−2.87Fiscal year 2017Revenue4.51 −0.9%Operating income0.45Net income0.41EPS, diluted49.90Fiscal year 2018Revenue4.13 −8.5%Operating income0.55Net income0.59 +44.8%EPS, diluted75.50 +51.3%Fiscal year 2019Revenue3.87 −6.3%Operating income0.28Net income0.26 −55.1%EPS, diluted0.34 −99.5%Fiscal year 2020Revenue3.40 −12.2%Operating income0.41Net income0.33 +25.0%EPS, diluted43.70 +12,752.9%Fiscal year 2021Revenue3.43 +0.9%Operating income0.18Net income0.18 −46.4%EPS, diluted0.23 −99.5%Fiscal year 2022Revenue3.84 +12.0%Operating income0.27Net income0.24 +36.7%EPS, diluted0.33 +39.9%Fiscal year 2023Revenue3.67 −4.3%Operating income0.50Net income0.38 +56.2%EPS, diluted0.53 +61.7%Fiscal year 2024Revenue3.55 −3.3%Operating income0.54Net income0.43 +14.8%EPS, diluted0.64 +20.5%Fiscal year 2025Revenue3.58 +0.7%Operating income0.51Net income0.34 −22.8%EPS, diluted0.51 −20.2%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 4.55 4.51 4.13 3.87 3.40 3.43 3.84 3.67 3.55 3.58
Growth −0.9% −8.5% −6.3% −12.2% +0.9% +12.0% −4.3% −3.3% +0.7%
Operating income −2.50 0.45 0.55 0.28 0.41 0.18 0.27 0.50 0.54 0.51
Net income −2.34 0.41 0.59 0.26 0.33 0.18 0.24 0.38 0.43 0.34
Growth +44.8% −55.1% +25.0% −46.4% +36.7% +56.2% +14.8% −22.8%
EPS, diluted −2.87 49.90 75.50 0.34 43.70 0.23 0.33 0.53 0.64 0.51
Growth +51.3% −99.5% +12,752.9% −99.5% +39.9% +61.7% +20.5% −20.2%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin54.0%Operating margin−54.9%Net margin−51.3%Free cash flow margin7.1%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin54.2%Operating margin10.0%Net margin9.0%Free cash flow margin4.8%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin52.9%Operating margin13.4%Net margin14.2%Free cash flow margin9.5%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin52.0%Operating margin7.1%Net margin6.8%Free cash flow margin8.1%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin48.0%Operating margin12.1%Net margin9.7%Free cash flow margin9.9%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin49.0%Operating margin5.3%Net margin5.2%Free cash flow margin7.6%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin46.7%Operating margin7.1%Net margin6.3%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin49.9%Operating margin13.6%Net margin10.3%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin51.0%Operating margin15.2%Net margin12.2%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin52.0%Operating margin14.2%Net margin9.4%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 54.0% 54.2% 52.9% 52.0% 48.0% 49.0% 46.7% 49.9% 51.0% 52.0%
Operating margin −54.9% 10.0% 13.4% 7.1% 12.1% 5.3% 7.1% 13.6% 15.2% 14.2%
Net margin −51.3% 9.0% 14.2% 6.8% 9.7% 5.2% 6.3% 10.3% 12.2% 9.4%
Free cash flow margin 7.1% 4.8% 9.5% 8.1% 9.9% 7.6% n/a n/a n/a n/a

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow0.41Capital expenditure−0.09Free cash flow0.32Buybacks−0.03Dividends paid−0.42Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow0.30Capital expenditure−0.08Free cash flow0.22 −32.9%Dividends paid−0.32Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow0.46Capital expenditure−0.07Free cash flow0.39 +81.5%Dividends paid−0.14Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow0.37Capital expenditure−0.06Free cash flow0.31 −19.9%Buybacks−0.05Dividends paid−0.15Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow0.39Capital expenditure−0.05Free cash flow0.34 +7.0%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.15Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow0.33Capital expenditure−0.06Free cash flow0.26 −22.0%Dividends paid−0.15Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow0.36Dividends paid−0.16Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow0.53Dividends paid−0.16Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow0.63Dividends paid−0.16Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow0.66Dividends paid−0.16
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 0.41 0.30 0.46 0.37 0.39 0.33 0.36 0.53 0.63 0.66
Capital expenditure −0.09 −0.08 −0.07 −0.06 −0.05 −0.06 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Free cash flow 0.32 0.22 0.39 0.31 0.34 0.26 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Growth −32.9% +81.5% −19.9% +7.0% −22.0%
Buybacks −0.03 n/a n/a −0.05 −0.01 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Dividends paid −0.42 −0.32 −0.14 −0.15 −0.15 −0.15 −0.16 −0.16 −0.16 −0.16

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash1.46Total debt2.42Net cash (debt)−0.97Shareholders’ equity4.34Debt to equity0.56Fiscal year 2017Cash0.52Total debt1.07Net cash (debt)−0.55Shareholders’ equity4.01Debt to equity0.27Fiscal year 2018Cash0.57Total debt0.67Net cash (debt)−0.11Shareholders’ equity4.52Debt to equity0.15Fiscal year 2019Cash0.44Total debt1.57Net cash (debt)−1.14Shareholders’ equity4.31Debt to equity0.36Fiscal year 2020Cash1.10Total debt1.40Net cash (debt)−0.30Shareholders’ equity4.13Debt to equity0.34Fiscal year 2021Cash0.94Total debt1.25Net cash (debt)−0.31Shareholders’ equity4.27Debt to equity0.29Fiscal year 2022Cash0.56Total debt1.14Net cash (debt)−0.59Shareholders’ equity4.40Debt to equity0.26Fiscal year 2023Cash0.31Total debt1.09Net cash (debt)−0.78Shareholders’ equity3.97Debt to equity0.28Fiscal year 2024Cash0.54Total debt1.16Net cash (debt)−0.61Shareholders’ equity4.04Debt to equity0.29Fiscal year 2025Cash0.33Total debt1.42Net cash (debt)−1.09Shareholders’ equity3.65Debt to equity0.39
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 1.46 0.52 0.57 0.44 1.10 0.94 0.56 0.31 0.54 0.33
Total debt 2.42 1.07 0.67 1.57 1.40 1.25 1.14 1.09 1.16 1.42
Net cash (debt) −0.97 −0.55 −0.11 −1.14 −0.30 −0.31 −0.59 −0.78 −0.61 −1.09
Shareholders’ equity 4.34 4.01 4.52 4.31 4.13 4.27 4.40 3.97 4.04 3.65
Debt to equity 0.56 0.27 0.15 0.36 0.34 0.29 0.26 0.28 0.29 0.39

In billions of GBP, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In billions of GBP, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Revenue and profit
4.55 4.51 4.13 3.87 3.40 3.43 3.84 3.67 3.55 3.58
Growth −0.9% −8.5% −6.3% −12.2% +0.9% +12.0% −4.3% −3.3% +0.7%
2.09 2.07 1.94 1.86 1.77 1.75 2.05 1.84 1.74 1.72
2.46 2.45 2.19 2.01 1.63 1.68 1.80 1.84 1.81 1.86
Growth −0.5% −10.7% −8.0% −18.9% +3.1% +6.8% +2.2% −1.3% +2.7%
0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
−2.50 0.45 0.55 0.28 0.41 0.18 0.27 0.50 0.54 0.51
Growth +22.6% −50.3% +49.5% −55.5% +48.1% +83.8% +8.6% −6.3%
−2.56 0.42 0.50 0.23 0.38 0.18 0.32 0.49 0.51 0.46
−0.22 0.01 −0.09 −0.03 0.05 −0.00 0.08 0.11 0.08 0.12
−2.34 0.41 0.59 0.26 0.33 0.18 0.24 0.38 0.43 0.34
Growth +44.8% −55.1% +25.0% −46.4% +36.7% +56.2% +14.8% −22.8%
Per share
−2.87 49.90 75.60 0.34 43.70 0.24 0.33 0.53 0.65 0.51
−2.87 49.90 75.50 0.34 43.70 0.23 0.33 0.53 0.64 0.51
Growth +51.3% −99.5% +12,752.9% −99.5% +39.9% +61.7% +20.5% −20.2%
814.8 813.4 778.1 777.0 755.4 754.1 738.1 711.5 673.0 651.3
814.8 813.7 778.7 777.5 755.4 759.1 742.0 717.3 684.0 660.3
Growth −0.1% −4.3% −0.2% −2.8% +0.5% −2.3% −3.3% −4.6% −3.5%

Shown in GBP as filed; the screener converts to dollars.

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 1.0% a year over five years, and earnings per share fell 59.0% a year.
  • The diluted share count fell 12.6% in five years, so buybacks did some of the work per share.
  • Operating margin is up 2.1 points on five years ago, at 14.2%.
  • A net loss in 1 of 10 years on file.