Pearson plc

LSE:PSON Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£8.5b

Pearson Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Pearson is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 10.5% and 4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 11.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11% in 3 years.

Key information

10.5%

Earnings growth rate

11.8%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Services earnings growth11.0%
Revenue growth rate4.0%
Future return on equity11.0%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated13 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Pearson (LON:PSON)

Nov 11
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Pearson (LON:PSON)

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Pearson plc (LON:PSON)

Oct 28
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Pearson plc (LON:PSON)

Do Pearson's (LON:PSON) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Oct 01
Do Pearson's (LON:PSON) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

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

Sep 16
Is There An Opportunity With Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) 34% Undervaluation?

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

Sep 02
Pearson (LON:PSON) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

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

Aug 01
Pearson's (LON:PSON) Dividend Will Be £0.074

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

Jul 27
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Price

Returns At Pearson (LON:PSON) Are On The Way Up

Jun 10
Returns At Pearson (LON:PSON) Are On The Way Up

Is Pearson (LON:PSON) A Risky Investment?

May 25
Is Pearson (LON:PSON) A Risky Investment?

Is Now The Time To Put Pearson (LON:PSON) On Your Watchlist?

May 09
Is Now The Time To Put Pearson (LON:PSON) On Your Watchlist?

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

Apr 24
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Price

Are Investors Undervaluing Pearson plc (LON:PSON) By 37%?

Apr 08
Are Investors Undervaluing Pearson plc (LON:PSON) By 37%?

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:PSON - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20263,9224514937989
12/31/20253,75743145375110
12/31/20243,61137742070810
6/30/20243,549349466587N/A
3/31/20243,612364433556N/A
12/31/20233,674378399525N/A
9/30/20233,803335332466N/A
6/30/20233,932292264407N/A
3/31/20233,887267239384N/A
12/31/20223,841242214361N/A
9/30/20223,730269205365N/A
6/30/20223,619296195368N/A
3/31/20223,524237173347N/A
12/31/20213,428177150326N/A
9/30/20213,465248241392N/A
6/30/20213,502279331457N/A
3/31/20213,450295293423N/A
12/31/20203,397330255389N/A
9/30/20203,465288236391N/A
6/30/20203,532265217393N/A
3/31/20203,701265197381N/A
12/31/20193,869264176369N/A
9/30/20193,981356231419N/A
6/30/20194,093447285468N/A
3/31/20194,111518274465N/A
12/31/20184,129588262462N/A
9/30/20184,230600227444N/A
6/30/20184,331611192425N/A
3/31/20184,422509N/A362N/A
12/31/20174,513406N/A298N/A
9/30/20174,623-863N/A366N/A
6/30/20174,733-2,133N/A433N/A
3/31/20174,643-2,235N/A422N/A
12/31/20164,552-2,337N/A410N/A
9/30/20164,445-1,409N/A336N/A
6/30/20164,337-481N/A262N/A
3/31/20164,403-416N/A237N/A
12/31/20154,468-352N/A211N/A
9/30/20154,479-109N/AN/AN/A
6/30/20154,490134N/A385N/A
3/31/20154,515167N/A420N/A
12/31/20144,540200N/A455N/A
9/30/20144,733236N/AN/AN/A
6/30/20144,926272N/A347N/A
3/31/20144,998283N/A352N/A
12/31/20135,069294N/A356N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: PSON's forecast earnings growth (10.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: PSON's earnings (10.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (14.8% per year).

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

Revenue vs Market: PSON's revenue (4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: PSON's revenue (4% 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%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 19:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Pearson plc is covered by 36 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Véronique Cabioc'h Le BrunAlphaValue
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays
JULIEN ROCHBarclays