# Pearson plc: Form 20-F for the period ended Dec 31, 2023

- Company: [Pearson plc](/companies/pso.md) (CIK 938323)
- Form: 20-F
- Filed: 2024-03-14
- Accepted by EDGAR: Mar 14, 2024, 06:33 ET
- Period: 2023-12-31
- Accession: 0001193125-24-067358
- Inline XBRL: yes
- Main document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/938323/000119312524067358/d605808d20f.htm
- All documents and exhibits: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/938323/000119312524067358/

## Figures reported in this filing

Standardized XBRL line items for the period ended 2023-12-31.

| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 3.67bn | ifrs-full:Revenue |
| Cost of revenue | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 1.84bn | ifrs-full:CostOfSales |
| Gross profit | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 1.83bn | ifrs-full:GrossProfit |
| Operating income | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 498.0m | ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities |
| Income tax | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 113.0m | ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations |
| Net income | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 378.0m | ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent |
| Diluted EPS | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 0.53 | ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare |
| Basic EPS | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 0.53 | ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare |
| Operating cash flow | 12 months, 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | GBP 525.0m | ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Cash and equivalents | at 2023-12-31 | GBP 312.0m | ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents |
| Total assets | at 2023-12-31 | GBP 6.73bn | ifrs-full:Assets |
| Total liabilities | at 2023-12-31 | GBP 2.74bn | ifrs-full:Liabilities |
| Shareholders' equity | at 2023-12-31 | GBP 3.97bn | ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent |
| Shares outstanding | at 2023-12-31 | 697,298,680 shares | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding |

## Sections

Sections are extracted only from 10-K and 10-Q reports. Read this filing’s documents on sec.gov. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/938323/000119312524067358/d605808d20f.htm

Filed Mar 14, 2024.
Source: SEC EDGAR, the filing index for accession 0001193125-24-067358. Last ingested by Listed: Nov 3, 2026, 12:26 ET. No prices; not investment advice.