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Side-by-side financial comparison of PEARSON PLC (PSO) and SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Pearson plc is a multinational corporation, headquartered in the UK, focused on educational publishing and services.

Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, children, and other educational institutions. Products are distributed via retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and book fairs. Clifford the Big Red Dog, a character created by Norman Bridwell in 1963, is the mascot of Scholastic.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
PSO
PSO
SCHL
SCHL
Q4 25
$551.1M
Q3 25
$225.6M
Q2 25
$508.3M
Q1 25
$335.4M
Q4 24
$544.6M
Q3 24
$237.2M
Q2 24
$474.9M
Q1 24
$323.7M
Net Profit
PSO
PSO
SCHL
SCHL
Q4 25
$55.9M
Q3 25
$-71.1M
Q2 25
$15.4M
Q1 25
$-3.6M
Q4 24
$48.8M
Q3 24
$-62.5M
Q2 24
$35.9M
Q1 24
$-26.5M
Gross Margin
PSO
PSO
SCHL
SCHL
Q4 25
59.1%
Q3 25
45.3%
Q2 25
59.2%
Q1 25
53.9%
Q4 24
58.0%
Q3 24
45.9%
Q2 24
59.5%
Q1 24
54.1%
Operating Margin
PSO
PSO
SCHL
SCHL
Q4 25
15.0%
Q3 25
-40.9%
Q2 25
10.5%
Q1 25
-7.1%
Q4 24
13.7%
Q3 24
-37.3%
Q2 24
9.9%
Q1 24
-10.8%
Net Margin
PSO
PSO
SCHL
SCHL
Q4 25
10.1%
Q3 25
-31.5%
Q2 25
3.0%
Q1 25
-1.1%
Q4 24
9.0%
Q3 24
-26.3%
Q2 24
7.6%
Q1 24
-8.2%
EPS (diluted)
PSO
PSO
SCHL
SCHL
Q4 25
$2.17
Q3 25
$-2.83
Q2 25
$0.56
Q1 25
$-0.13
Q4 24
$1.71
Q3 24
$-2.21
Q2 24
$1.21
Q1 24
$-0.91

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

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