Pearson PLC ADR (PSO) financial statements

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Pearson PLC ADR reported revenue of 3.6B GBP in fiscal 2025, down 2.6% a year over 9 years.

Net income was 335M GBP and the operating margin 14.2%, against -54.9% in 2016.

Free cash flow was 551M GBP, and the company returned 160M GBP in dividends and 63M GBP in net buybacks.

The diluted share count fell 19% over the period (buybacks).

Revenue and free cash flow

Fiscal years, $ billions (GBP).

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Income statement

Fiscal years, in GBP, from Pearson PLC ADR's 10-K filings with the SEC.

Fiscal year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	4.6B GBP	4.5B GBP	4.1B GBP	3.9B GBP	3.4B GBP	3.4B GBP	3.8B GBP	3.7B GBP	3.6B GBP	3.6B GBP
Cost of revenue	2.1B GBP	2.1B GBP	1.9B GBP	1.9B GBP	1.8B GBP	1.7B GBP	2.0B GBP	1.8B GBP	1.7B GBP	1.7B GBP
Gross profit	2.5B GBP	2.4B GBP	2.2B GBP	2.0B GBP	1.6B GBP	1.7B GBP	1.8B GBP	1.8B GBP	1.8B GBP	1.9B GBP
Research and development	23M GBP	14M GBP	14M GBP	13M GBP	11M GBP	12M GBP	10M GBP	8M GBP	6M GBP	8M GBP
Selling, general and admin	94M GBP	94M GBP	94M GBP	79M GBP	64M GBP	68M GBP	68M GBP	55M GBP	51M GBP	47M GBP
Operating income	-2.5B GBP	451M GBP	553M GBP	275M GBP	411M GBP	183M GBP	271M GBP	498M GBP	541M GBP	507M GBP
Interest expense	74M GBP	99M GBP	91M GBP	84M GBP	107M GBP	68M GBP	71M GBP	81M GBP	112M GBP	98M GBP
Pre-tax income	-2.6B GBP	421M GBP	498M GBP	232M GBP	380M GBP	177M GBP	323M GBP	493M GBP	510M GBP	457M GBP
Income tax	-222M GBP	13M GBP	-92M GBP	-34M GBP	50M GBP	-1M GBP	79M GBP	113M GBP	75M GBP	121M GBP
Net income	-2.3B GBP	406M GBP	588M GBP	264M GBP	330M GBP	177M GBP	242M GBP	378M GBP	434M GBP	335M GBP
EPS (diluted)	-2.87 GBP	49.90 GBP	75.50 GBP	0.34 GBP	43.70 GBP	0.23 GBP	0.33 GBP	0.53 GBP	0.64 GBP	0.51 GBP
Diluted shares	815M	814M	779M	778M	755M	759M	742M	717M	684M	660M
Gross margin	54.0%	54.2%	52.9%	52.0%	48.0%	49.0%	46.7%	49.9%	51.0%	52.0%
Operating margin	-54.9%	10.0%	13.4%	7.1%	12.1%	5.3%	7.1%	13.6%	15.2%	14.2%
Net margin	-51.3%	9.0%	14.2%	6.8%	9.7%	5.2%	6.3%	10.3%	12.2%	9.4%

Balance sheet

Fiscal years, in GBP, from Pearson PLC ADR's 10-K filings with the SEC.

Fiscal year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash and short-term investments	1.5B GBP	518M GBP	568M GBP	437M GBP	1.1B GBP	937M GBP	558M GBP	312M GBP	543M GBP	333M GBP
Receivables	1.4B GBP	1.1B GBP	1.2B GBP	1.3B GBP	1.1B GBP	1.3B GBP	1.1B GBP	1.1B GBP	1.0B GBP	1.1B GBP
Inventory	235M GBP	148M GBP	164M GBP	169M GBP	129M GBP	98M GBP	105M GBP	91M GBP	74M GBP	66M GBP
Total current assets	4.1B GBP	2.5B GBP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Property, plant and equipment	343M GBP	281M GBP	661M GBP	618M GBP	515M GBP	366M GBP	250M GBP	217M GBP	216M GBP	210M GBP
Goodwill	2.3B GBP	2.0B GBP	2.1B GBP	2.1B GBP	2.1B GBP	2.1B GBP	2.5B GBP	2.4B GBP	2.4B GBP	2.4B GBP
Total assets	10.1B GBP	7.9B GBP	7.9B GBP	7.7B GBP	7.5B GBP	7.3B GBP	7.3B GBP	6.7B GBP	6.9B GBP	6.5B GBP
Total current liabilities	1.9B GBP	1.6B GBP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Long-term debt	2.4B GBP	1.1B GBP	674M GBP	1.6B GBP	1.4B GBP	1.2B GBP	1.1B GBP	1.1B GBP	1.2B GBP	1.4B GBP
Total liabilities	5.7B GBP	3.9B GBP	3.4B GBP	3.3B GBP	3.3B GBP	3.1B GBP	2.9B GBP	2.7B GBP	2.8B GBP	2.8B GBP
Shareholders' equity	4.3B GBP	4.0B GBP	4.5B GBP	4.3B GBP	4.1B GBP	4.3B GBP	4.4B GBP	4.0B GBP	4.0B GBP	3.6B GBP
Net debt	1.0B GBP	567M GBP	152M GBP	1.2B GBP	554M GBP	463M GBP	672M GBP	849M GBP	929M GBP	1.1B GBP

Cash flow

Fiscal years, in GBP, from Pearson PLC ADR's 10-K filings with the SEC.

Fiscal year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	410M GBP	298M GBP	462M GBP	369M GBP	389M GBP	326M GBP	361M GBP	525M GBP	627M GBP	656M GBP
Capital spending	245M GBP	232M GBP	200M GBP	193M GBP	134M GBP	176M GBP	90M GBP	96M GBP	91M GBP	105M GBP
Free cash flow	165M GBP	66M GBP	262M GBP	176M GBP	255M GBP	150M GBP	271M GBP	429M GBP	536M GBP	551M GBP
Stock-based compensation	22M GBP	33M GBP	37M GBP	25M GBP	29M GBP	28M GBP	35M GBP	40M GBP	44M GBP	39M GBP
Dividends paid	424M GBP	318M GBP	137M GBP	148M GBP	147M GBP	149M GBP	157M GBP	155M GBP	156M GBP	160M GBP
Share buybacks (net)	-27M GBP	—	—	-52M GBP	-6M GBP	-16M GBP	-37M GBP	-35M GBP	-33M GBP	-63M GBP
Net borrowing	-245M GBP	-1.3B GBP	-441M GBP	182M GBP	116M GBP	-167M GBP	-171M GBP	0 GBP	344M GBP	43M GBP
Free cash flow margin	3.6%	1.5%	6.3%	4.5%	7.5%	4.4%	7.1%	11.7%	15.1%	15.4%
Dividends per share	0.52 GBP	0.39 GBP	0.18 GBP	0.19 GBP	0.19 GBP	0.20 GBP	0.21 GBP	0.22 GBP	0.23 GBP	0.24 GBP

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Questions

What was Pearson PLC ADR's revenue in 2025?

3.6B GBP in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.

How much free cash flow does Pearson PLC ADR generate?

551M GBP in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).

From Pearson PLC ADR's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.