Pearson Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Pearson's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 11.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.2% per year. Pearson's return on equity is 9.5%, and it has net margins of 10.3%.

Key information

-10.0%

Earnings growth rate

-8.0%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services Industry Growth12.9%
Revenue growth rate-1.2%
Return on equity9.5%
Net Margin10.3%
Next Earnings Update29 Jul 2024

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Pearson makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BMV:PSON N Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 233,6743781,3400
30 Sep 233,8033351,3860
30 Jun 233,9322921,4280
31 Mar 233,8872671,4340
31 Dec 223,8412421,4420
30 Sep 223,7302691,3840
30 Jun 223,6192961,3250
31 Mar 223,5242371,3530
31 Dec 213,4281771,3810
30 Sep 213,4652481,4240
30 Jun 213,5022791,4660
31 Mar 213,4502951,4540
31 Dec 203,3973301,4410
30 Sep 203,4652881,4720
30 Jun 203,5322651,5020
31 Mar 203,7012651,5960
31 Dec 193,8692641,6900
30 Sep 193,9813561,7670
30 Jun 194,0934471,8430
31 Mar 194,1115181,8590
31 Dec 184,1295881,8750
30 Sep 184,2306001,9590
30 Jun 184,3316112,0420
31 Mar 184,4225092,1130
31 Dec 174,5134062,1840
30 Sep 174,623-8632,1160
30 Jun 174,733-2,1332,0480
31 Mar 174,643-2,2352,1370
31 Dec 164,552-2,3372,2250
30 Sep 164,445-1,4092,2440
30 Jun 164,337-4812,2630
31 Mar 164,403-4162,2150
31 Dec 154,468-3522,1660
30 Sep 154,479-1092,1980
30 Jun 154,4901342,2290
31 Mar 154,5151672,2060
31 Dec 144,5402002,1820
30 Sep 144,7332362,1940
30 Jun 144,9262722,2060
31 Mar 144,9982832,2440
31 Dec 135,0692942,2820
30 Jun 135,0072252,3240

Quality Earnings: PSON N has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PSON N's current net profit margins (10.3%) are higher than last year (6.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PSON N's earnings have declined by 10% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: PSON N's earnings growth over the past year (56.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (-10% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PSON N earnings growth over the past year (56.2%) exceeded the Consumer Services industry 19.9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: PSON N's Return on Equity (9.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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