Cost of revenue · 2015–2025

Pearson cost of revenue

$2.3B+1.7% · FY2025

Pearson (PSO) reported $2.3B in cost of revenue for fiscal 2025, +1.7% year on year.

$3.0B2015$2.8B2016$2.7B2017$2.6B2018$2.4B2019$2.3B2020$2.4B2021$2.5B2022$2.3B2023$2.2B2024$2.3B2025
Pearson — Cost of revenue, 2015–2025
Fiscal yearCost of revenueChangeFiling
FY20252025-12-31$2.3B+1.7%Open →
FY20242024-12-31$2.2B−2.6%Open →
FY20232023-12-31$2.3B−9.5%Open →
FY20222022-12-31$2.5B+5.1%Open →
FY20212021-12-31$2.4B+6.0%Open →
FY20202020-12-31$2.3B−4.3%Open →
FY20192019-12-31$2.4B−8.6%Open →
FY20182018-12-31$2.6B−2.6%Open →
FY20172017-12-31$2.7B−5.8%Open →
FY20162016-12-31$2.8B−6.6%Open →
FY20152015-12-31$3.0B—Open →

Cost of revenue — Cost of revenue is the direct cost of producing what the company sold — materials, manufacturing and the labour tied to delivery. It excludes sales, marketing and administration. Revenue minus this figure is gross profit.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2015–2025 compound annual growth −2.9%

Figures are reported under IFRS in GBP and converted to US dollars at ECB reference rates — fiscal 2025 average 0.758 GBP/$ for income items, year-end 0.743 GBP/$ for balance-sheet items.

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Wikipedia

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The numbers above are read from this document: 20-F · 0001193125-26-104945 · March 13, 2026

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