What is the current annual operating margin of PSO?

As of today, PSO annual operating margin is 14.23%

What is 1-year change in PSO annual operating margin?

PSO annual operating margin is down -0.70% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in PSO annual operating margin?

PSO annual operating margin is up +32.00% over the past 3 years

How far is PSO annual operating margin from its all-time high?

PSO annual operating margin is currently -0.70% below its historical high of 14.33% set on December 31, 2024

How does PSO annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?

PSO annual operating margin is higher than 75.46% of companies in Communication Services sector

When is PSO next annual earnings release?

The next annual earnings release for PSO is on February 26, 2027

When is PSO next earnings release?

The next earnings release for PSO is on February 26, 2027

Pearson Plc (PSO) Operating Margin History & Chart

Annual Operating Margin

14.23%0.10%-0.70%

December 31, 2025

Summary

Current Value: As of today, PSO annual operating margin is 14.23%, down -0.70% on December 31, 2025
Historical Performance: PSO annual operating margin is up +32.00% over the past 3 years, up +147.91% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: PSO annual operating margin is currently -0.70% below its historical high of 14.33% set on December 31, 2024
3-Year Low Comparison: PSO annual operating margin is +32.00% above its 3-year low of 10.78% reached on an earlier date
Sector Comparison: PSO annual operating margin is higher than 75.46% of companies in Communication Services sector

Operating Margin Chart

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Performance

PSO Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual Operating Margin	Dec 31, 25	14.23%	-0.7%	+32.0%	+147.9%	+37.2%
Quarterly Operating Margin	Jun 30, 25	-	–	–	–	–
Price	Aug 7, 26	$16.46	+12.8%	+54.0%	+47.4%	-9.0%
PE Ratio	Aug 7, 26	-	–	–	–	–
Annual Revenue	Dec 31, 25	$4.71B	+3.9%	-0.4%	+8.2%	-46.1%
Annual Operating Profit	Dec 31, 25	$670.81M	+3.1%	+31.5%	+168.3%	-26.0%
Annual Gross Margin	Dec 31, 25	48.03%	+2.8%	+15.1%	+17.3%	-5.1%
Annual Net Margin	Dec 31, 25	9.39%	-23.4%	+47.9%	+2.9%	+1.5%

Operating Margin Highs

PSO Annual Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	14.33%	Dec 31, 24	-0.7%
5Y	14.33%	Dec 31, 24	-0.7%
All	14.33%	Dec 31, 24	-0.7%

Operating Margin Lows

PSO Annual Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	10.78%	N/A	+32.0%
5Y	5.74%	N/A	+147.9%
All	0.00%	Dec 1, 84	N/A

Operating Margin History

Year	Value	Change
2025	14.23%	-0.7%
2024	14.33%	+10.1%
2023	13.01%	+20.7%
2022	10.78%	-20.5%
2021	13.56%	+136.2%
2020	5.74%	-40.8%
2019	9.69%	+28.2%
2018	7.56%	+31.3%
2017	5.76%	+17.6%
2016	4.90%	-30.9%
2015	7.09%	-11.4%
2014	8.00%	-15.2%
2013	9.43%	-14.0%
2012	10.97%	-4.9%
2011	11.54%	+11.3%
2010	10.37%	+13.7%
2009	9.12%	-20.1%
2008	11.41%	+5.6%
2007	10.81%	+8.1%
2006	10.00%	+0.7%
2005	9.93%	+7.6%

Year	Value	Change
2004	9.23%	+113.7%
2003	4.32%	+20.3%
2002	3.59%	+92.0%
2001	1.87%	-59.8%
2000	4.65%	-36.5%
1999	7.32%	-26.4%
1998	9.95%	-6.6%
1997	10.65%	+36.7%
1996	7.79%	-8.5%
1995	8.51%	+36.6%
1994	6.23%	-25.7%
1993	8.39%	+66.5%
1992	5.04%	-24.2%
1991	6.65%	>+9,900.0%
1990	0.00%	0.0%
1989	0.00%	0.0%
1988	0.00%	0.0%
1987	0.00%	0.0%
1986	0.00%	0.0%
1985	0.00%	0.0%
1984	0.00%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual operating margin of PSO?: As of today, PSO annual operating margin is 14.23%
What is 1-year change in PSO annual operating margin?: PSO annual operating margin is down -0.70% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in PSO annual operating margin?: PSO annual operating margin is up +32.00% over the past 3 years
How far is PSO annual operating margin from its all-time high?: PSO annual operating margin is currently -0.70% below its historical high of 14.33% set on December 31, 2024
How does PSO annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?: PSO annual operating margin is higher than 75.46% of companies in Communication Services sector
When is PSO next annual earnings release?: The next annual earnings release for PSO is on February 26, 2027

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Quarterly Operating Margin

N/A

June 30, 2025

Performance

PSO Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly Operating Margin	Jun 30, 25	-	–	–	–	–
Annual Operating Margin	Dec 31, 25	14.23%	–	-0.7%	+32.0%	+147.9%
Price	Aug 7, 26	$16.46	+9.2%	+12.8%	+54.0%	+47.4%
PE Ratio	Aug 7, 26	-	–	–	–	–
Quarterly Revenue	Jun 30, 25	-	–	–	–	–
Quarterly Operating Profit	Jun 30, 25	-	–	–	–	–
Quarterly Gross Margin	Jun 30, 25	-	–	–	–	–
Quarterly Net Margin	Jun 30, 25	-	–	–	–	–

Quarterly Operating Margin Highs

PSO Quarterly Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
3Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
5Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
All	4.57%	Jun 30, 05	N/A

Quarterly Operating Margin Lows

PSO Quarterly Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
3Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
5Y	N/A	N/A	N/A
All	-5.81%	Jun 30, 01	N/A

Quarterly Operating Margin History

Month	Value	Change
Jun 2007	4.40%	+38.8%
Jun 2006	3.17%	-30.6%
Jun 2005	4.57%	+180.3%

Month	Value	Change
Jun 2002	-5.69%	+2.1%
Jun 2001	-5.81%	-

FAQ

When is PSO next earnings release?: The next earnings release for PSO is on February 26, 2027

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Data Sources & References

PSO Official Website plc.pearson.com
Most Recent Quarterly Report (10-Q) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/938323/000165495425008809/0001654954-25-008809-index.htm
PSO Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/PSO
PSO Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/pso