Pearson Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Pearson is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 10.6% and 4.1% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 11.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11.1% in 3 years.

Key information

10.6%

Earnings growth rate

11.9%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services earnings growth	12.8%
Revenue growth rate	4.1%
Future return on equity	11.1%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	04 Sep 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

An Intrinsic Calculation For Pearson plc (LON:PSON) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

May 06

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:PSON - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	3,929	458	489	794	8
12/31/2025	3,769	423	451	749	9
12/31/2024	3,621	383	419	707	9
6/30/2024	3,549	349	466	587	N/A
3/31/2024	3,612	364	433	556	N/A
12/31/2023	3,674	378	399	525	N/A
9/30/2023	3,803	335	332	466	N/A
6/30/2023	3,932	292	264	407	N/A
3/31/2023	3,887	267	239	384	N/A
12/31/2022	3,841	242	214	361	N/A
9/30/2022	3,730	269	205	365	N/A
6/30/2022	3,619	296	195	368	N/A
3/31/2022	3,524	237	173	347	N/A
12/31/2021	3,428	177	150	326	N/A
9/30/2021	3,465	248	241	392	N/A
6/30/2021	3,502	279	331	457	N/A
3/31/2021	3,450	295	293	423	N/A
12/31/2020	3,397	330	255	389	N/A
9/30/2020	3,465	288	236	391	N/A
6/30/2020	3,532	265	217	393	N/A
3/31/2020	3,701	265	197	381	N/A
12/31/2019	3,869	264	176	369	N/A
9/30/2019	3,981	356	231	419	N/A
6/30/2019	4,093	447	285	468	N/A
3/31/2019	4,111	518	274	465	N/A
12/31/2018	4,129	588	262	462	N/A
9/30/2018	4,230	600	227	444	N/A
6/30/2018	4,331	611	192	425	N/A
3/31/2018	4,422	509	N/A	362	N/A
12/31/2017	4,513	406	N/A	298	N/A
9/30/2017	4,623	-863	N/A	366	N/A
6/30/2017	4,733	-2,133	N/A	433	N/A
3/31/2017	4,643	-2,235	N/A	422	N/A
12/31/2016	4,552	-2,337	N/A	410	N/A
9/30/2016	4,445	-1,409	N/A	336	N/A
6/30/2016	4,337	-481	N/A	262	N/A
3/31/2016	4,403	-416	N/A	237	N/A
12/31/2015	4,468	-352	N/A	211	N/A
9/30/2015	4,479	-109	N/A	N/A	N/A
6/30/2015	4,490	134	N/A	385	N/A
3/31/2015	4,515	167	N/A	420	N/A
12/31/2014	4,540	200	N/A	455	N/A
9/30/2014	4,733	236	N/A	N/A	N/A
6/30/2014	4,926	272	N/A	347	N/A
3/31/2014	4,998	283	N/A	352	N/A
12/31/2013	5,069	294	N/A	356	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: PSON's forecast earnings growth (10.6% per year) is above the savings rate (1.9%).

Earnings vs Market: PSON's earnings (10.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (14.4% per year).

High Growth Earnings: PSON's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: PSON's revenue (4.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: PSON's revenue (4.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: PSON's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.1%).

Pearson Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Pearson plc Upgrades Group Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Pearson plc Reiterates Group Financial Guidance for the Year 2023

Price target increased to UK£9.95

Price target increased to UK£8.94

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 18%

Recent updates

Is There An Opportunity With Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) 34% Undervaluation?

Pearson (LON:PSON) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Pearson's (LON:PSON) Dividend Will Be £0.074

First half dividend increased to UK£0.074

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.23 (vs UK£0.26 in 1H 2023)

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Price

Pearson Announces Appointment of Ginny Cartwright Ziegler as Chief Marketing Officer

Pearson Unveils AI Tool to Help Educators Save Time and Prioritize Student Learning

Pearson Appoints Dave Treat as Chief Technology Officer

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Pearson plc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 29, 2024

Pearson Augments Nursing Content with Generative Ai Study Tools to Improve Nursing Education and Address Shortages

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Pearson to Debut Generative AI Study Tools to University Students Internationally

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Pearson plc Announces Three New Connections Academy Full-Time, Online Public School Programs in Pennsylvania, California, and Missouri

Pearson plc, Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.16 per share

Pearson Appoints Vishaal Gupta as President of Workforce Skills

Final dividend increased to UK£0.16

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Pearson plc Announces Board & Committee Changes

Pearson Announces Plans to Expand Its Beta AI Study Tools into Additional Pearson+ eTextbooks

Pearson Opens Bookings for PTE Core

Pearson plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 01, 2024

Pearson plc Announces Board Changes

Pearson plc Upgrades Group Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Pearson Launches Global Scale of Languages in French, Italian and Spanish to Mark European Day of Languages

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 71,612,324 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on April 28, 2023.

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 71,612,324 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on April 28, 2023.

Pearson plc Appoints Omar Abbosh as Executive Director

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.07 per share at 2.6% yield

Pearson plc Reiterates Group Financial Guidance for the Year 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.26 (vs UK£0.18 in 1H 2022)

Pearson plc Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on 18 September 2023

Pearson plc Announces Board and Committee Changes

Pearson Has Announces Appointment of Siddharth Parnerkar as the New International Sales Director to Lead the Workforce Skills Vocational Qualifications Business Across Europe (Outside Uk), India Hub, Menat, Greater China and Apac Regions

Pearson Appoints Vinay Kumar Swamy the Country Head for India

Insufficient new directors

Pearson plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Jul 31, 2023

Pearson plc Appoints Alison Dolan and Alex Hardiman as Independent Non-Executive Directors, with Effect from 1 June 2023

Pearson plc Announces Updates on the Generative Ai Enhancements in Products Across Its Portfolio

CFO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£497k worth of stock

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share at 2.6% yield

CEO & Director exercised options and sold UK£2.0m worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Pearson plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 03, 2023

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) entered into an agreement to acquire Personnel Decisions Research Institutes Inc. from SHL US Inc. for an enterprise value of $190 million.

Price target increased to UK£9.95

Pearson plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Year 2022, Payable on 20 September 2022

Price target increased to UK£8.94

Sanoma Oyj (HLSE:SAA1V) completed the acquisition of K12 learning content business for an enterprise value of €190 million from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON).

Novus Holdings Limited (JSE:NVS) agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Pearson Holdings Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) for £53 million.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.066 per share

First half 2022 earnings released

Pearson plc Announces Committee Changes

Pearson plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 01, 2022

TC Media, Inc. acquired Editions Du Renouveau Pedagogique Inc. from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON).

Sanoma Oyj (HLSE:SAA1V) agreed to acquire K12 learning content business from Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) for €190 million.

Pearson Appoints Sulaekha "Sue" Kolloru as Chief Strategy Officer

An unknown buyer acquired unknown stake in Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) from Lindsell Train Limited.

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) announces an Equity Buyback for £350 million worth of its shares.

Pearson's (LON:PSON) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.14 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated