Pearson plc (PSO)

Pearson Ratios and Metrics

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

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period Ending	Jul 21, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Market Capitalization	9,183	10,648	8,556	8,081	6,255	6,966
Market Cap Growth	24.45%	24.45%	5.88%	29.19%	-10.20%	6.01%
Enterprise Value	10,536	12,330	9,943	9,255	7,360	8,675
Last Close Price	14.17	15.90	11.85	10.58	7.70	8.20
PE Ratio	16.90	19.60	17.77	27.72	26.10	15.46
PS Ratio	2.06	2.40	1.83	1.75	1.35	1.50
PB Ratio	1.81	2.10	1.68	1.52	1.08	1.23
P/TBV Ratio	7.25	8.40	7.61	5.48	3.08	3.69
P/FCF Ratio	11.46	14.32	13.57	22.06	17.63	15.18
P/OCF Ratio	11.70	13.57	12.80	18.58	14.17	13.12
EV/Sales Ratio	2.37	2.77	2.13	2.00	1.59	1.87
EV/EBITDA Ratio	13.01	15.22	12.57	19.30	10.96	14.54
EV/EBIT Ratio	14.90	17.43	14.59	25.69	13.59	27.39
EV/FCF Ratio	13.15	16.58	15.77	25.27	20.75	18.91
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.38	0.38	0.30	0.29	0.34	0.41
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	2.24	2.24	1.82	2.92	2.63	3.90
Debt / FCF Ratio	2.58	2.58	2.43	4.26	5.47	5.07
Asset Turnover	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.46	0.45
Inventory Turnover	21.10	21.10	18.77	20.16	15.39	11.86
Quick Ratio	0.91	0.91	0.74	1.02	1.28	1.23
Current Ratio	1.85	1.85	1.73	1.91	2.04	2.03
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.82%	10.82%	9.04%	5.61%	4.23%	7.80%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.19%	5.19%	4.76%	2.55%	3.38%	1.92%
Return on Capital (ROIC)	6.55%	6.55%	6.13%	3.27%	4.33%	2.44%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	10.40%	10.40%	10.10%	5.10%	6.90%	4.00%
Earnings Yield	5.92%	5.10%	5.63%	3.61%	3.83%	6.47%
FCF Yield	8.73%	6.98%	7.37%	4.53%	5.67%	6.59%
Dividend Yield	2.24%	1.89%	2.44%	2.45%	3.61%	3.25%
Payout Ratio	39.95%	35.95%	40.74%	64.46%	84.18%	44.24%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	4.64%	4.64%	3.33%	2.25%	-0.49%	2.84%
Total Shareholder Return	6.88%	6.53%	5.77%	4.70%	3.12%	6.09%

Updated Mar 14, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.

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