Pearson plc (LON:PSON)
London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX 1,148.50
+1.50 (0.13%)
Jun 15, 2026, 1:34 PM GMT
Pearson Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions GBP. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year | Current | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 15, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
| 6,905 | 6,675 | 8,506 | 6,717 | 6,707 | 4,620 | |
Market Cap Growth | -9.67% | -21.52% | 26.62% | 0.15% | 45.19% | -9.45% |
Enterprise Value | 8,071 | 7,846 | 9,849 | 7,806 | 7,681 | 5,436 |
Last Close Price | 11.47 | 10.32 | 12.34 | 9.07 | 8.61 | 5.48 |
PE Ratio | 22.62 | 19.93 | 19.60 | 17.77 | 27.72 | 26.10 |
Forward PE | 16.46 | 15.53 | 19.32 | 15.28 | 16.97 | 16.50 |
PS Ratio | 1.93 | 1.87 | 2.40 | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.35 |
PB Ratio | 1.89 | 1.82 | 2.10 | 1.68 | 1.52 | 1.08 |
P/TBV Ratio | 10.81 | 10.45 | 8.40 | 7.61 | 5.48 | 3.08 |
P/FCF Ratio | 11.01 | 10.65 | 14.32 | 13.57 | 22.06 | 17.63 |
P/OCF Ratio | 10.53 | 10.18 | 13.57 | 12.80 | 18.58 | 14.17 |
PEG Ratio | 1.66 | 2.13 | 3.06 | 1.38 | 0.87 | 1.37 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 2.26 | 2.19 | 2.77 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 1.59 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 13.00 | 13.39 | 15.18 | 12.18 | 19.30 | 10.96 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 15.95 | 15.54 | 17.37 | 14.30 | 25.69 | 13.59 |
EV/FCF Ratio | 12.87 | 12.51 | 16.58 | 15.77 | 25.27 | 20.75 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.34 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.24 | 1.77 | 2.92 | 2.63 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 4.26 | 5.47 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.52 | 1.39 | 1.85 | 1.00 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.66 | 1.80 | 2.42 | 1.90 |
Asset Turnover | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.46 |
Inventory Turnover | 24.53 | 24.53 | 21.10 | 18.77 | 20.16 | 15.39 |
Quick Ratio | 0.95 | 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) | 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 | 4.85% | 5.02% | 5.10% | 5.63% | 3.61% | 3.83% |
FCF Yield | 9.08% | 9.39% | 6.98% | 7.37% | 4.53% | 5.67% |
Dividend Yield | 2.20% | 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 | 5.66% | 5.91% | 6.59% | 5.83% | 4.75% | 3.25% |