Pearson (PSON) Stock Overview
Provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£9.53 |
| 52 Week High | UK£12.38 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£8.75 |
| Beta | -0.070 |
| 1 Month Change | 2.65% |
| 3 Month Change | -9.62% |
| 1 Year Change | -21.79% |
| 3 Year Change | 15.47% |
| 5 Year Change | 22.92% |
| Change since IPO | 168.72% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
AI Skilling Demand And Assessments Will Support Stable Margins And Fairly Priced Shares
Catalysts About Pearson Pearson is a global education company focused on assessments, virtual schools, higher education courseware and workforce skills. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
AI Skilling And Assessments Will Drive Long Term Value For This Education Leader
Catalysts About Pearson Pearson is a global education company focused on assessments, qualifications and learning services across schools, higher education, English language learning and workforce skills. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Pearson (LON:PSON) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
Jan 23
Does Pearson (LON:PSON) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Jan 03We Think Pearson (LON:PSON) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 16Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
Oct 30Is There An Opportunity With Pearson plc's (LON:PSON) 21% Undervaluation?
Oct 13Here's Why Pearson (LON:PSON) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Sep 30Pearson (LON:PSON) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Sep 09Pearson (LON:PSON) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Aug 03Is Now The Time To Put Pearson (LON:PSON) On Your Watchlist?
Jun 27A Look At The Fair Value Of Pearson plc (LON:PSON)
Jun 12Pearson (LON:PSON) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital
May 28Getting In Cheap On Pearson plc (LON:PSON) Is Unlikely
Apr 28Is Pearson (LON:PSON) A Risky Investment?
Apr 14
AI Integration And AWS Partnership Will Transform Future Of Education
Partnership with AWS and AI integration will enhance learning experiences, operational efficiency, and support revenue and margin growth.Shareholder Returns
| PSON | GB Consumer Services | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -5.0% | -3.8% | -4.3% |
| 1Y | -21.8% | -23.3% | 15.0% |
Return vs Industry: PSON matched the UK Consumer Services industry which returned -22.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PSON underperformed the UK Market which returned 14.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| PSON volatility | |
|---|---|
| PSON Average Weekly Movement | 4.5% |
| Consumer Services Industry Average Movement | 6.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.2% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: PSON has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: PSON's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 | 15,165 | Omar Abbosh | plc.pearson.com |
Pearson plc provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Enterprise Learning & Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers pearson professional assessments, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware, including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses, and PDR.
Pearson plc Fundamentals Summary
| PSON fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£5.91b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£335.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£3.58b |
Is PSON overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| PSON income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£3.58b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£1.72b |
| Gross Profit | UK£1.86b |
| Other Expenses | UK£1.53b |
| Earnings | UK£335.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.54 |
| Gross Margin | 52.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.37% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 27.5% |
How did PSON perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does PSON pay a reliable dividends?
See PSON dividend history and benchmarks| Pearson dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Mar 19 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | May 08 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 6 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 44 days |
Does PSON pay a reliable dividends?
See PSON dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/24 06:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Pearson plc is covered by 27 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| JULIEN ROCH | Barclays |
| Nicholas Michael Dempsey | Barclays |
| Nicholas Michael Dempsey | Barclays |