Pearson plc (PSO)

NYSE: PSO · Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · London England, GB · filing with the SEC since 2000

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Income statement, as filed

In millions of pounds sterling (GBP), as filed; per-share figures in pounds sterling; share counts in millions. The fiscal year ends in December.

Income statement, by fiscal year, newest first
Fiscal year	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
Period ending	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016
Report filed	Mar 13, 2026	Mar 14, 2025	Mar 14, 2024	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 30, 2022	Apr 1, 2021	Apr 1, 2020	Apr 4, 2019	Apr 4, 2018	Apr 4, 2017
Revenue	3,577	3,552	3,674	3,841	3,428	3,397	3,869	4,129	4,513	4,552
Cost of revenue	1,717	1,741	1,839	2,046	1,747	1,767	1,858	1,943	2,066	2,093
Gross profit	1,860	1,811	1,835	1,795	1,681	1,630	2,011	2,186	2,447	2,459
Research and development	8	6	8	10	12	11	13	14	14	23
Sales and marketing	126	113	146	268	239	233	254	233	229	217
General and administrative	9	8	8	7	6	5	6	6	10	6
Total operating expenses	3,071	3,013	3,177	3,571	3,246	2,991	3,648	3,620	4,140	7,146
Operating income	507	541	498	271	183	411	275	553	451	-2,497
Finance costs	98	112	81	71	68	107	84	91	110	97
Finance income	48	81	76	123	62^r	76^r	41	36	80	37
Net finance income (costs)	-50	-31	-5	52	-6^r	-31^r	-43	-55	-30	-60
Share of profit of equity-method investments	·	·	1	1	1	5	54	44	78	97
Other gains and losses	-3	-7	-16	24	63	178	16	230	128	-25
Income before income taxes	457	510	493	323	177^r	380^r	232	498	421	-2,557
Income tax expense	121	75	113	79	-1^r	50^r	-34	-92	13	-222
Income from continuing operations	336	435	380	244	178^r	330^r	266	590	408	-2,335
Net income	336	435	380	244	178^r	330^r	266	590	408	-2,335
Net income to non-controlling interests	1	1	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2
Net income to shareholders	335	434	378	242	177^r	330^r	264	588	406	-2,337
Earnings per share, basic	0.514	0.645	0.531	0.328^r	0.235^r	43.70^r	0.34^r	75.60^r	49.90^r	-2.868
Earnings per share, diluted	0.507	0.635	0.527	0.326^r	0.233^r	43.70^r	0.34^r	75.50^r	49.90^r	-2.868
Weighted average shares, basic	651.3	673.0	711.5	738.1	754.1	755.4	777.0	778.1	813.4	814.8
Weighted average shares, diluted	660.3	684.0	717.3	742.0	759.1	755.4	777.5	778.7	813.7	814.8

As filed with the SEC, each figure from the newest report that carries it, and linked to it. Nothing here is computed.A dot is a line not tagged for that period. ^r restated by the company in a later report; ^b a share figure put on the newest basis or filed in the wrong unit. Hover a figure for its filing and note.

What each line is, and the XBRL concept behind it

Revenue what customers paid for what it soldifrs-full:Revenue

Cost of revenue what it cost to make or buy what it soldifrs-full:CostOfSales

Gross profit revenue less the cost of what it soldifrs-full:GrossProfit

Research and development spent on inventing what it sells nextifrs-full:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense

Sales and marketing the cost of finding and serving customersifrs-full:SalesAndMarketingExpense

General and administrative the cost of running the company itselfifrs-full:AdministrativeExpense

Total operating expenses the running costs togetherifrs-full:OperatingExpense

Operating income profit from running the business, before interest and taxifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities

Finance costs what its borrowing costifrs-full:FinanceCosts

Finance income what its cash and investments earnedifrs-full:FinanceIncome

Net finance income (costs) interest earned less interest paid, outside the businessifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost

Share of profit of equity-method investments its share of companies it partly ownsifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod

Other gains and losses gains and costs outside the businessifrs-full:OtherGainsLosses

Income before income taxes profit before taxifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax

Income tax expense tax charged on the period's profitifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations

Income from continuing operations profit from the businesses it keepsifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations

Net income the whole group's profit, minority holders' share includedifrs-full:ProfitLoss

Net income to non-controlling interests the share that belongs to minority holdersifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests

Net income to shareholders the profit or loss that belongs to the company's shareholdersifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent

Earnings per share, basic net income per share outstandingifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare

Earnings per share, diluted net income per share, counting every share that could be issuedifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare

Weighted average shares, basic the average count of shares outstandingifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares

Weighted average shares, diluted the average count with every share that could be issuedifrs-full:AdjustedWeightedAverageShares

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