PEARSON PLC
PSO, PSORF · Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · EDGAR filings ↗
Grade
B70Above-average global education/publishing franchise with strong margins and cash conversion despite an earnings dip.
Strengths
- Operating margin 14.2% (76.4th pct), OCF margin 18.3% (71.4th pct), ROA 5.2% (77.8th pct)
- Revenue +8% with healthy gross margin (64th pct) and clean balance sheet (D/E 0.40)
Risks
- Net income fell 17% (39.5th pct); ROE 9.2% only mid-pack (58.9th pct)
- Contract-renewal/government-funding dependence and AI disruption to content businesses
Notable findings
- Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $448M cash & investments
Key metrics
Gross margin
52.0%
Operating margin
14.2%
Net margin
9.4%
Return on equity
9.2%
Return on assets
5.2%
ROIC
7.8%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
8.0%
Net-income growth
-17.1%
Debt / equity
0.4×
Interest coverage
5.2×
Tangible book value
$1.7B
Cash & investments
$448M
Supply chain
Customers (0)
Suppliers (1)
- Manchester Square Partners
Named in the 10-K; linked when we track them.
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-F | 2026-03-13 | 2025-12-31 | 0001193125-26-104945 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2025-03-14 | 2024-12-31 | 0001193125-25-054371 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2024-03-14 | 2023-12-31 | 0001193125-24-067358 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2023-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 0001193125-23-086885 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2022-03-30 | 2021-12-31 | 0001193125-22-089608 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2021-04-01 | 2020-12-31 | 0001193125-21-103235 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2020-04-01 | 2019-12-31 | 0001193125-20-094164 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2019-04-04 | 2018-12-31 | 0001193125-19-097487 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2018-04-04 | 2017-12-31 | 0001193125-18-106891 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2017-04-04 | 2016-12-31 | 0001193125-17-109310 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2016-03-23 | 2015-12-31 | 0001193125-16-514379 ↗ |
| 20-F | 2015-03-26 | 2014-12-31 | 0001193125-15-106592 ↗ |