Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

946.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,379.00
  • 52 Week Low: 929.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 634.39m
  • Volume: 2,517,418
  • Market Cap: £6,001m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.21

Pearson Overview

UK higher education-focused publisher of courseware and assessment services provider. Its product offering includes Wall Street English, a global language school for adults, online program management, academic and vocal qualifications and digital learning for schoolchildren. Pearson's stated strategy is to combine its core capabilities and learning technology with related services to enable its partners to achieve scale online.

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Pearson Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.5% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.6 2.5
Op Mrgn 15.2% 16.8%
ROCE 21.1%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.2 15.1
PEG 2.3 24.0
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.7
Pr/Book 1.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -3.3% 1.5%
PBT 3.4% 18.8%
EPS 6.7% 0.6%
DPS 5.7% 5.0%

Pearson 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

Pearson Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-25 3,606.01 605.84 62.49p 15.1 23.9 +1% 25.19p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 3,770.89 648.02 69.18p 13.7 1.3 +11% 28.84p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 3,944.41 687.63 77.16p 12.3 1.1 +12% 29.20p 0.0%

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Pearson Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 29-Jan-2026 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 28-Jan-2026 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 27-Jan-2026 07:00 RNS

Pearson ShareCast News

Pearson launches £350m share buyback, reiterates... 21-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Pearson shares tank on lack of 2026 guidance, NJ... 14-Jan-2026 ShareCast
JPMorgan trims Pearson price target 13-Jan-2026 ShareCast

Pearson Top Newspaper Links

Pearson book 'suggests Moses had hand in US cons... 25-Sep-2014 Telegraph
British media group Pearson warns of 2013 profit... 24-Jan-2014 Guardian
Financial Times owner Pearson issues profit warn... 24-Jan-2014 The Scotsman

Latest Pearson Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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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.

 

Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 946.00p
Change Today -3.00p
% Change -0.32 %
52 Week High 1,379.00
52 Week Low 929.80
Volume 2,517,418
Shares Issued 634.39m
Market Cap £6,001m
Beta 0.21
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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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 29-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:50 374 @ 946.00p
16:47 4,810 @ 944.97p
16:35 334 @ 946.00p
16:35 1,585,940 @ 946.00p
16:35 1,152 @ 946.00p

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