Pearson plc Operating Income 2011-2025 | PSO

Operating profit (also called operating income or profit from core activities) is a financial metric that reflects a company's profit from its main operational activities before interest expenses and taxes are taken into account.

Formula

Operating profit = Revenue – Operating expenses

Features of the metric

Evaluates business efficiency
Shows how well the company controls its production and administrative costs.
Independent of financial structure
Excludes the impact of debt burden (interest) and taxes, allowing objective comparison of companies.
Main source for growth
High operating profit provides resources for investments, business expansion, and increased competitiveness.

If a company shows strong operating profit, it signals to investors that the core business is operating efficiently, even if net profit is temporarily reduced due to debt or tax burden.

Annual Operating Income Pearson plc

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
-	-	-	183 M	411 M	275 M	553 M	451 M	-2.5 B	-404 M	-	-	-	-

All numbers in GBP currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
553 M	-2.5 B	-147 M

Operating Income of other stocks in the Publishing industry

Issuer	Operating Income	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Daily Journal Corporation DJCO	2.15 M	$ 514.9	-2.84 %	$ 711 M	USA
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE	-4.65 M	$ 3.65	-0.82 %	$ 22.1 M	USA
Gannett Co. GCI	-42.8 M	-	-1.94 %	$ 648 M	USA
The New York Times Company NYT	351 M	$ 70.15	-1.21 %	$ 11.5 B	USA
RELX PLC RELX	1.88 B	$ 41.06	-0.09 %	$ 61 B	Britain
Scholastic Corporation SCHL	15.8 M	$ 29.64	2.03 %	$ 818 M	USA