Pearson - ADR Financials

$16.66

$0.23 (1.37%)

As on 27-Aug-2026 12:39EDT

Market cap

$9,669 Mln

Revenue (TTM)

$5,324 Mln

P/E Ratio

23.6

P/B Ratio

2.1

Div. Yield

2.2 %

Annual
Quarterly

Income Statement (£ Mln)	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Operating Revenue	3,577.00	3,552.00	3,674.00	3,841.00	3,428.00	3,397.00
Cost of Revenue	1,717.00	1,741.00	1,839.00	2,046.00	1,747.00	1,767.00
Gross Profit	1,860.00	1,811.00	1,835.00	1,795.00	1,681.00	1,630.00
Operating Expenses	1,264.00	1,270.00	1,337.00	1,524.00	1,498.00	1,219.00
Operating Profit (EBIT)	618.15	541.00	498.00	271.00	183.00	411.00
Other Income	--	--	--	--	--	--
Profit before Tax	446.99	510.00	493.00	322.00	177.00	380.00
Provision for Tax	118.35	75.00	113.00	79.00	-1.00	50.00
Profit after Tax (Net Income)	327.66	434.00	378.00	242.00	177.00	330.00
Minority Interest	-1.00	-1.00	-2.00	-2.00	-1.00	9.00
Consolidated Profit	335.00	434.00	378.00	242.00	159.00	310.00

Liabilities (£ Mln)	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Shareholder's Funds	3,641.59	4,038.00	3,974.00	4,402.00	4,270.00	4,125.00
Minority Interest	--	--	--	--	--	--
Non-Current Liabilities	1,631.13	1,361.00	1,335.00	1,430.00	1,483.00	1,672.00
Current Liabilities	1,158.96	1,478.00	1,404.00	1,479.00	1,580.00	1,645.00
Total Liabilities	6,446.65	6,892.00	6,727.00	7,309.00	7,343.00	7,451.00

Assets (£ Mln)	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Non-Current Assets	4,130.73	4,164.00	4,294.00	4,506.00	4,122.00	4,111.00
Current Assets	2,315.92	2,728.00	2,433.00	2,818.00	3,221.00	3,340.00
Total Assets	6,446.65	6,892.00	6,727.00	7,309.00	7,343.00	7,451.00
Total Debt*	1,481.00	1,472.00	1,161.00	1,241.00	1,400.00	1,651.00
Net Current Assets	1,159.00	1,250.00	1,029.00	1,339.00	1,641.00	1,695.00

Cashflow (£ Mln)	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Cash From Operating Activities	674.88	627.00	525.00	361.00	326.00	389.00
Cash Flow from Investing Activities	-270.93	-131.00	-301.00	13.00	-80.00	591.00
Cash from Financing Activities	-595.65	-241.00	-450.00	-804.00	-414.00	-299.00
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow	--	--	--	--	--	--

Financials Ratios	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Adjusted EPS (£)	0.50	0.63	0.53	0.33	0.23	0.44
Cash EPS (£)	1.38	1.40	1.29	1.18	0.77	0.86
Adjusted Book Value (£)	5.60	5.90	5.55	6.03	5.62	5.48
Dividend per Share (£)	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cash Flow per Share (£)	1.04	0.92	0.73	0.49	0.43	0.52
Free Cash Flow per Share (£)	0.99	0.74	0.56	0.29	0.20	0.34

Profitability Ratios	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
ROCE (%)	6.16	8.15	7.01	4.28	3.09	5.61
ROE (%)	8.53	10.83	9.03	5.58	4.22	7.82
ROA (%)	4.91	6.37	5.39	3.30	2.39	4.37
EBIT Margin (%)	14.87	16.58	15.08	9.87	6.80	12.60
Net Margin (%)	9.16	12.22	10.29	6.30	5.16	9.71
Cash Profit Margin (%)	--	--	--	--	--	--

Growth Ratios	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Revenue Growth (%)	0.01	-0.03	-0.04	0.12	0.01	-0.12
EBIT Growth (%)	-9.68	6.32	46.17	62.66	-45.56	74.69
Net Profit Growth (%)	-24.50	14.81	56.20	36.72	-46.36	25.00
EPS Growth (%)	-0.21	0.20	0.59	0.42	-0.47	0.29
Book Value Growth (%)	--	--	--	--	--	--

Solvency Ratios	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Debt to Equity	0.41	0.36	0.29	0.28	0.33	0.40
Short term debt to equity ratio	0.03	0.08	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.06
Current Ratio	2.00	1.85	1.73	1.91	2.04	2.03
Quick Ratio	1.94	1.80	1.67	1.83	1.98	1.95
Interest Coverage	7.66	7.46	9.08	5.49	3.43	5.42

Operating Efficiency Ratios	Dec-25	Dec-24	Dec-23	Dec-22	Dec-21	Dec-20	Dec-19	Dec-18	Dec-17	Dec-16	Dec-15
Debtors to sales (%)	30.61	28.46	22.62	22.29	25.73	24.29
Asset Turnover	0.54	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.46	0.45
Receivable days	107.53	94.71	83.86	82.64	90.94	105.26
Inventory Days	14.88	17.31	19.46	18.12	23.73	30.80
Payable days	139.78	61.89	66.04	62.39	72.23	72.14
Cash Conversion Cycle	-17.37	50.12	37.28	38.36	42.43	63.92