Pearson plc (LON:PSON)
London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
951.80
-3.00 (-0.31%)
Mar 26, 2026, 9:19 AM GMT

Pearson Ratios and Metrics

Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Mar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
5,9126,6758,5066,7176,7074,620
Market Cap Growth
-29.65%-21.52%26.62%0.15%45.19%-9.45%
Enterprise Value
7,0787,8469,8497,8067,6815,436
Last Close Price
9.5510.3212.349.078.615.48
PE Ratio
18.8319.9319.6017.7727.7226.10
Forward PE
13.8015.5319.3215.2816.9716.50
PS Ratio
1.651.872.401.831.751.35
PB Ratio
1.611.822.101.681.521.08
P/TBV Ratio
9.2510.458.407.615.483.08
P/FCF Ratio
9.4310.6514.3213.5722.0617.63
P/OCF Ratio
9.0110.1813.5712.8018.5814.17
PEG Ratio
1.462.133.061.380.871.37
EV/Sales Ratio
1.982.192.772.132.001.59
EV/EBITDA Ratio
11.4013.3915.1812.1819.3010.96
EV/EBIT Ratio
13.9915.5417.3714.3025.6913.59
EV/FCF Ratio
11.2912.5116.5815.7725.2720.75
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.410.410.380.300.290.34
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
2.392.392.241.772.922.63
Debt / FCF Ratio
2.372.372.582.434.265.47
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
0.310.310.240.220.170.12
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
1.961.961.521.391.851.00
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
1.841.841.661.802.421.90
Asset Turnover
0.540.540.520.520.520.46
Inventory Turnover
24.5324.5321.1018.7720.1615.39
Quick Ratio
0.950.950.910.741.021.28
Current Ratio
2.002.001.851.731.912.04
Return on Equity (ROE)
8.71%8.71%10.82%9.04%5.61%4.23%
Return on Assets (ROA)
4.73%4.73%5.20%4.86%2.55%3.38%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
7.71%7.54%9.75%8.39%4.55%8.41%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
9.50%9.50%10.50%10.30%5.10%6.90%
Earnings Yield
5.67%5.02%5.10%5.63%3.61%3.83%
FCF Yield
10.60%9.39%6.98%7.37%4.53%5.67%
Dividend Yield
2.64%2.44%1.94%2.50%2.50%3.74%
Payout Ratio
47.76%47.76%35.95%40.74%64.46%84.18%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
3.46%3.46%4.64%3.33%2.25%-0.49%
Total Shareholder Return
6.11%5.91%6.59%5.83%4.75%3.25%
Updated Dec 31, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.