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Pearson stock: key metrics
PSOPearson had an operating margin of 17.3% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 9.3% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 53.9% | 13.1% | 11.2% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | 13.8% | 6.8% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | 14.1% | 6.1% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | 12.0% | 8.3% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | 13.1% | 22.9% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | 20.9% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | 10.2% | 6.4% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | 9.0% | no data |
| 2014 | 54.8% | 8.2% | no data |
| 2015 | 55.7% | −9.0% | no data |
| 2016 | 54.0% | −54.9% | −51.3% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | 10.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | 13.4% | 14.2% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | 12.1% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | 7.1% | 6.3% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | 13.6% | 10.3% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | 15.2% | 12.2% |
| 2025 | 52.0% | 17.3% | 9.2% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.8% | 10.8% | 6.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | 8.6% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | 8.3% | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | 7.2% | 4.5% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | 9.7% | 12.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | 15.9% | 8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | 5.0% | 2.9% |
| 2013 | no data | 5.0% | no data |
| 2014 | no data | 4.2% | no data |
| 2015 | no data | −4.3% | no data |
| 2016 | −53.8% | −31.9% | −23.2% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | 8.8% | 5.1% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | 11.9% | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | 5.4% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 7.0% | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | 7.7% | 5.6% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | 9.4% | 6.3% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | 9.3% | 5.1% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = £0.7544)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 18 Oct 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.