Pearson
1,222.00 GBpChange from previous close: −0.12%Absolute change: −1.50 GBp
At a glance
- Revenue growth
- +0.70%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net income growth
- −22.81%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net margin
- 9.4%
- 2024: 12.2%
Financial data
Amounts in millions of GBP; per-share values in GBP; shares in millions.
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 6,458 | 6,892 | 6,727 | 7,324 | — |
| Current assets | 2,320 | 2,728 | 2,433 | 2,818 | — |
| Cash and equivalents | 333 | 543 | 312 | 558 | — |
| Inventory | 66.0 | 74.0 | 91.0 | 105 | — |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 210 | 216 | 217 | 250 | — |
| Goodwill | 2,425 | 2,437 | 2,434 | 2,480 | — |
| Other intangible assets | 584 | 589 | 657 | 697 | — |
| Long-term investments | 8.0 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | — |
| Current liabilities | 1,161 | 1,478 | 1,404 | 1,479 | — |
| Accounts payable | 281 | 273 | 317 | 348 | — |
| Long-term debt | 1,003 | 705 | 611 | 610 | — |
| Total debt | 1,481 | 1,472 | 1,161 | 1,230 | — |
| Total liabilities | 2,795 | 2,839 | 2,739 | 2,909 | — |
| Total equity (incl. minority) | 3,663 | 4,053 | 3,988 | 4,415 | — |
| Retained earnings | 629 | 827 | 745 | 881 | — |
| Minority interest | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | — |