Pearson financials at a glance
| Year | Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. | Revenue |
|
£3.48B | £3.66B | £3.99B | £4.16B | £4.41B | £5.14B | £4.61B | £4.82B | £4.96B | £5.07B | £4.54B | £4.47B | £4.55B | £4.51B | £4.13B | £3.87B | £3.40B | £3.43B | £3.84B | £3.67B | £0.00M |
| GM % | Gross Margin % |
|
53.12% | 53.22% | 53.86% | 54.11% | 53.55% | 53.66% | 56.64% | 56.99% | 55.90% | 54.39% | 55.48% | 55.66% | 54.02% | 54.22% | 52.94% | 51.98% | 47.98% | 49.04% | 46.73% | 49.95% | 0.00% |
| OM | Operating Margin |
|
10.49% | 11.91% | 12.58% | 13.48% | 12.42% | 11.23% | 12.69% | 13.87% | 11.88% | 11.38% | 10.11% | 9.67% | 7.01% | 7.25% | 9.20% | 9.69% | 7.07% | 9.77% | 10.52% | 14.56% | 0.00% |
| EPS | Earnings Per Share |
|
£0.34 | £0.56 | £0.43 | £0.47 | £0.78 | £0.87 | £0.84 | £0.83 | £0.67 | £0.70 | £0.59 | £0.54 | £0.70 | £0.58 | £0.29 | £0.35 | £0.52 | £0.58 | £0.00 | ||
| Div. | Dividends |
|
£0.25 | £0.27 | £0.29 | £0.32 | £0.34 | £0.36 | £0.39 | £0.42 | £0.45 | £0.48 | £0.51 | £0.52 | £0.52 | £0.17 | £0.19 | £0.20 | £0.20 | £0.21 | £0.22 | £0.23 | £0.00 |
| PR % | Payout Ratio % |
|
1250.00% | 79.41% | 51.79% | 74.42% | 72.34% | 0 | 50.00% | 48.28% | 53.57% | 57.83% | 76.12% | 74.29% | 88.14% | 31.48% | 27.14% | 34.48% | 68.97% | 60.00% | 42.31% | 39.66% | 0 |
| Sha. | Shares |
|
802.39m | 803.25m | 804.02m | 797.35m | 809.26m | 800.28m | 802.89m | 801.6m | 802.37m | 808.4m | 810.59m | 813.87m | 814.93m | 806.4m | 775.09m | 778.87m | 749.15m | 750.43m | 714.13m | 0m | 674.19m |
| OCF | Operating Cash Flow |
|
£381.00M | £487.00M | £456.00M | £463.00M | £718.00M | £819.00M | £1.01B | £872.00M | £776.00M | £356.00M | £455.00M | £211.00M | £410.00M | £298.00M | £462.00M | £369.00M | £389.00M | £326.00M | £361.00M | £525.00M | £0.00M |
| FCF | Free Cash Flow |
|
£280.00M | £387.00M | £359.00M | £358.00M | £598.00M | £757.00M | £904.00M | £728.00M | £657.00M | £269.00M | £380.00M | £125.00M | £165.00M | £66.00M | £262.00M | £176.00M | £255.00M | £262.00M | £214.00M | £438.96M | £0.00M |
| FCFS | Free Cash Flow Per Share |
|
£0.32 | £0.49 | £0.45 | £0.43 | £0.75 | £0.87 | £1.09 | £0.91 | £0.78 | £0.22 | £0.34 | £-0.04 | £0.20 | £0.08 | £0.34 | £0.23 | £0.34 | £0.20 | £0.29 | £0.56 | £0.00 |