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Pearson plc PSORF

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At close · Oct 30

18.00 Day range 18.00
12.40 52-week range 18.00
YTD
+36.05%
1 year
+26.58%
Open
18.00
Prev close
18.00
Mkt cap
10.82B
Vol
100
Avg vol
169
EPS
0.67
P/E
26.87
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Low
18.00
High
18.00
Earnings
Feb 26, 2027

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.75 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 19.3×
FY 2016: -2.8×FY 2017: 14.6×FY 2018: 11.8×FY 2019: 18.9×FY 2020: 16.2×FY 2021: 24.6×FY 2022: 28.2×FY 2023: 16.1×FY 2024: 20.2×FY 2025: 19.3×
FY 2016 5y median 20.2× FY 2025
P/S 1.8×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 1.8×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
P/B 1.8×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 1.5×FY 2024: 2.2×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
P/FCF 9.7×
FY 2016: 40.0×FY 2017: 89.9×FY 2018: 26.7×FY 2019: 28.4×FY 2020: 19.6×FY 2021: 28.4×FY 2022: 32.0×FY 2023: 15.2×FY 2024: 17.3×FY 2025: 9.7×
FY 2016 5y median 17.3× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 6.3×
FY 2016: 22.9×FY 2017: 8.6×FY 2018: 9.5×FY 2019: 9.8×FY 2020: 5.4×FY 2021: 5.1×FY 2022: 8.1×FY 2023: 6.5×FY 2024: 8.6×FY 2025: 6.3×
FY 2016 5y median 6.5× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.1×
FY 2016: 1.7×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 2.7×FY 2025: 2.1×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
FCF Yield 10.3%
FY 2016: 2.5%FY 2017: 1.1%FY 2018: 3.8%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: 5.1%FY 2021: 3.5%FY 2022: 3.1%FY 2023: 6.6%FY 2024: 5.8%FY 2025: 10.3%
FY 2016 5y median 5.8% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 52.0%
FY 2016: 54.0%FY 2017: 54.2%FY 2018: 52.9%FY 2019: 52.0%FY 2020: 48.0%FY 2021: 49.0%FY 2022: 46.7%FY 2023: 49.9%FY 2024: 51.0%FY 2025: 52.0%
FY 2016 5y median 49.9% FY 2025
Operating Margin 14.2%
FY 2016: -54.9%FY 2017: 10.0%FY 2018: 13.4%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: 12.1%FY 2021: 5.3%FY 2022: 7.1%FY 2023: 13.6%FY 2024: 15.2%FY 2025: 14.2%
FY 2016 5y median 13.6% FY 2025
Net Margin 9.4%
FY 2016: -51.3%FY 2017: 9.0%FY 2018: 14.2%FY 2019: 6.8%FY 2020: 9.7%FY 2021: 5.2%FY 2022: 6.3%FY 2023: 10.3%FY 2024: 12.2%FY 2025: 9.4%
FY 2016 5y median 9.4% FY 2025
ROE 9.2%
FY 2016: -53.8%FY 2017: 10.1%FY 2018: 13.0%FY 2019: 6.1%FY 2020: 8.0%FY 2021: 4.1%FY 2022: 5.5%FY 2023: 9.5%FY 2024: 10.7%FY 2025: 9.2%
FY 2016 5y median 9.2% FY 2025
ROIC 6.9%
FY 2016: -27.9%FY 2017: 7.7%FY 2018: 9.5%FY 2019: 4.4%FY 2020: 5.9%FY 2021: 3.1%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 7.1%FY 2024: 8.1%FY 2025: 6.9%
FY 2016 5y median 6.9% FY 2025
ROA 5.2%
FY 2016: -23.2%FY 2017: 5.1%FY 2018: 7.4%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: 4.4%FY 2021: 2.4%FY 2022: 3.3%FY 2023: 5.6%FY 2024: 6.3%FY 2025: 5.2%
FY 2016 5y median 5.2% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 0.7%
FY 2016: 1.9%FY 2017: -0.9%FY 2018: -8.5%FY 2019: -6.3%FY 2020: -12.2%FY 2021: 0.9%FY 2022: 12.0%FY 2023: -4.3%FY 2024: -3.3%FY 2025: 0.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -5.9%
FY 2016: -518.1%FY 2017: 118.1%FY 2018: 22.6%FY 2019: -50.3%FY 2020: 49.5%FY 2021: -55.5%FY 2022: 48.1%FY 2023: 83.8%FY 2024: 8.6%FY 2025: -5.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -20.6%
FY 2016: -384.2%FY 2017: 117.4%FY 2018: 52.0%FY 2019: -55.3%FY 2020: 20.6%FY 2021: -43.9%FY 2022: 43.5%FY 2023: 60.6%FY 2024: 18.9%FY 2025: -20.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 31.4%
FY 2016: 558.3%FY 2017: -60.0%FY 2018: 297.0%FY 2019: -32.8%FY 2020: 44.9%FY 2021: -41.2%FY 2022: 42.7%FY 2023: 86.4%FY 2024: 26.1%FY 2025: 31.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.0×
FY 2016: 2.1×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 2.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.9×
FY 2016: 2.0×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.8×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.9×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.4×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.3×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.0×
FY 2016: 3.0×FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 7.2×
FY 2016: -42.3×FY 2017: 5.7×FY 2018: 6.1×FY 2019: 3.3×FY 2020: 5.2×FY 2021: 2.7×FY 2022: 3.9×FY 2023: 8.2×FY 2024: 6.8×FY 2025: 7.2×
FY 2016 5y median 6.8× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.5%
FY 2016: 6.4%FY 2017: 5.4%FY 2018: 1.9%FY 2019: 2.9%FY 2020: 2.9%FY 2021: 3.5%FY 2022: 2.3%FY 2023: 2.5%FY 2024: 1.8%FY 2025: 2.5%
FY 2016 5y median 2.5% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 47.8%
FY 2016: -18.1%FY 2017: 78.3%FY 2018: 23.1%FY 2019: 55.7%FY 2020: 44.2%FY 2021: 84.2%FY 2022: 64.5%FY 2023: 40.7%FY 2024: 35.9%FY 2025: 47.8%
FY 2016 5y median 47.8% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31