Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

929.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -9.20p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 918.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 635.81m
  • Volume: 1,137,820
  • Market Cap: £5,912m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.45

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Latest Interim/Quarterly

Period Ending Period Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS Dividend
30-Jun-25 Interim 1,722.00 218.00 24.50p 7.80p

Key Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 3,397.00 354.00 41.00p 16.6 0.8 +21% 19.50p 2.9%
31-Dec-21 3,428.00 177.00 34.90p 17.6 n/a -15% 20.50p 3.3%
31-Dec-22 3,841.00 323.00 51.80p 18.1 0.4 +48% 21.50p 2.3%
31-Dec-23 3,674.00 493.00 58.20p 16.6 1.4 +12% 22.70p 2.4%
31-Dec-24 3,552.00 510.00 62.10p 20.6 2.9 +7% 24.00p 1.9%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-25 3,603.30 604.19 62.40p 14.9 30.5 0% 25.16p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 3,778.81 647.62 69.05p 13.5 1.3 +11% 29.26p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 3,943.41 689.20 76.46p 12.2 1.1 +11% 29.43p 0.0%

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Price / Earnings Data

5 Yr High 5 Yr Low 5 Yr Avg Curr / Avg
Latest 16.60 16.57 17.90 0.84

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 929.80p
Change Today -9.20p
% Change -0.98 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 918.60
Volume 1,137,820
Shares Issued 635.81m
Market Cap £5,912m
Beta 0.45
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average94.8% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average12.24% above the market average
52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average52.38% above the sector average
Income
51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average51.96% below the market average
57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average57.89% below the sector average
Growth
8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average8.08% above the market average
24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average24.32% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 9
neutral
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Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Aug-25 20-Mar-25
Paid 15-Sep-25 09-May-25
Amount 7.80p 16.60p

Trades for 19-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 5,535 @ 927.20p
16:39 1,910 @ 929.80p
16:35 693,654 @ 929.80p
16:35 323 @ 929.80p
16:35 322 @ 929.80p

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