Pearson plc (LON:PSON)

Pearson Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions GBP. Fiscal year is January - December.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period Ending	Jan 8, 2026	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Market Capitalization	6,732	8,506	6,717	6,707	4,620	5,102
Market Cap Growth	-21.34%	26.62%	0.15%	45.19%	-9.45%	2.83%
Enterprise Value	7,903	9,849	7,806	7,681	5,436	6,354
Last Close Price	10.60	12.56	9.23	8.76	5.57	6.03
PE Ratio	16.21	19.60	17.77	27.72	26.10	15.46
Forward PE	16.19	19.32	15.28	16.97	16.50	18.44
PS Ratio	1.91	2.40	1.83	1.75	1.35	1.50
PB Ratio	1.87	2.10	1.68	1.52	1.08	1.23
P/TBV Ratio	8.63	8.40	7.61	5.48	3.08	3.69
P/FCF Ratio	9.42	14.32	13.57	22.06	17.63	15.18
P/OCF Ratio	9.05	13.57	12.80	18.58	14.17	13.12
PEG Ratio	2.22	3.06	1.38	0.87	1.37	-
EV/Sales Ratio	2.25	2.77	2.13	2.00	1.59	1.87
EV/EBITDA Ratio	11.61	15.22	12.57	19.30	10.96	14.54
EV/EBIT Ratio	13.72	17.43	14.59	25.69	13.59	27.39
EV/FCF Ratio	11.05	16.58	15.77	25.27	20.75	18.91
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.42	0.38	0.30	0.29	0.34	0.41
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	2.21	2.24	1.82	2.92	2.63	3.90
Debt / FCF Ratio	2.10	2.58	2.43	4.26	5.47	5.07
Asset Turnover	0.54	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.46	0.45
Inventory Turnover	21.36	21.10	18.77	20.16	15.39	11.86
Quick Ratio	1.34	0.91	0.74	1.02	1.28	1.23
Current Ratio	2.31	1.85	1.73	1.91	2.04	2.03
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.95%	10.82%	9.04%	5.61%	4.23%	7.80%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.56%	5.19%	4.76%	2.55%	3.38%	1.92%
Return on Capital (ROIC)	6.79%	6.55%	6.13%	3.27%	4.33%	2.44%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	11.00%	10.40%	10.10%	5.10%	6.90%	4.00%
Earnings Yield	6.55%	5.10%	5.63%	3.61%	3.83%	6.47%
FCF Yield	10.62%	6.98%	7.37%	4.53%	5.67%	6.59%
Dividend Yield	2.30%	1.91%	2.46%	2.46%	3.68%	3.23%
Payout Ratio	36.05%	35.95%	40.74%	64.46%	84.18%	44.24%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	3.69%	4.64%	3.33%	2.25%	-0.49%	2.84%
Total Shareholder Return	5.99%	6.55%	5.79%	4.71%	3.19%	6.08%

Updated Jun 30, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.