Pearson plc (LON:PSON)

Pearson Ratios and Metrics

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

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 14, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	7,875	6,675	8,506	6,717	6,707	4,620
Market Cap Growth	16.93%	-21.52%	26.62%	0.15%	45.19%	-9.45%
Enterprise Value	9,313	7,846	9,849	7,806	7,681	5,436
Last Close Price	13.10	10.25	12.26	9.01	8.55	5.44

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 14, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
PE Ratio	26.16	19.93	19.60	17.77	27.72	26.10
Forward PE	17.50	15.53	19.32	15.28	16.97	16.50
PS Ratio	2.17	1.87	2.40	1.83	1.75	1.35
PB Ratio	2.34	1.82	2.10	1.68	1.52	1.08
P/TBV Ratio	24.31	10.45	8.40	7.61	5.48	3.08
P/FCF Ratio	10.29	10.65	14.32	13.57	22.06	17.63
P/OCF Ratio	9.77	10.18	13.57	12.80	18.58	14.17
PEG Ratio	1.75	2.13	3.06	1.38	0.87	1.37

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 14, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
EV/Sales Ratio	2.56	2.19	2.77	2.13	2.00	1.59
EV/EBITDA Ratio	14.53	13.39	15.18	12.18	19.30	10.96
EV/EBIT Ratio	18.05	15.54	17.37	14.30	25.69	13.59
EV/FCF Ratio	12.17	12.51	16.58	15.77	25.27	20.75

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 14, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.52	0.41	0.38	0.30	0.29	0.34
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	2.76	2.39	2.24	1.77	2.92	2.63
Debt / FCF Ratio	2.30	2.37	2.58	2.43	4.26	5.47
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	0.42	0.31	0.24	0.22	0.17	0.12
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	2.35	1.96	1.52	1.39	1.85	1.00
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	1.86	1.84	1.66	1.80	2.42	1.90
Asset Turnover	0.58	0.54	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.46
Inventory Turnover	24.38	24.53	21.10	18.77	20.16	15.39
Quick Ratio	1.20	0.95	0.91	0.74	1.02	1.28
Current Ratio	2.00	2.00	1.85	1.73	1.91	2.04
Return on Equity (ROE)	9.16%	8.71%	10.82%	9.04%	5.61%	4.23%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.09%	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)	9.80%	9.50%	10.50%	10.30%	5.10%	6.90%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 14, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Earnings Yield	4.05%	5.02%	5.10%	5.63%	3.61%	3.83%
FCF Yield	9.71%	9.39%	6.98%	7.37%	4.53%	5.67%
Dividend Yield	1.92%	2.40%	1.88%	2.35%	2.29%	3.35%
Payout Ratio	49.53%	47.76%	35.95%	40.74%	64.46%	84.18%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	5.85%	3.46%	4.64%	3.33%	2.25%	-0.49%
Total Shareholder Return	7.77%	5.86%	6.52%	5.68%	4.54%	2.86%

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Jul 31, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every six months for this company.

Update frequency:

Semi-annually

Last checked:

Oct 13, 2026

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