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Pearson plc PSO

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17.37 USD -0.13 -0.74%

At close

17.27 -0.10 -0.58%

Pre-market · Nov 2, 4:52 AM ET

Bid
17.35 × 1,300
Ask
17.38 × 2,000
17.33 Day range 17.61
12.02 52-week range 18.43
YTD
+23.72%
1 year
+23.63%
Open
17.58
Prev close
17.50
Mkt cap
10.44B
Vol
609.48K
Avg vol
691.37K
EPS
0.67
P/E
25.93
Div yield
1.98%
More statistics
Low
17.33
High
17.61
Forward P/E
17.89
Beta
-0.05
Short ratio
5.48
Inst. own
4.49%
Dividend
0.35
Ex-div date
Aug 13, 2026
Earnings
Feb 25, 2027
50-d avg
16.64
200-d avg
15.04
1y target
16.15

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Events in this range
  • Mar 24, 2022Dividend: 0.189
  • Jun 21, 2022Rating: Deutsche Bank · Hold → Buy
  • Aug 11, 2022Dividend: 0.081
  • Mar 23, 2023Dividend: 0.18151
  • Aug 10, 2023Dividend: 0.086471
  • Mar 21, 2024Dividend: 0.19671
  • Jul 29, 2024Earnings: 0.2891; estimate 0.2984; surprise -3.12%
  • Aug 9, 2024Dividend: 0.09748
  • Feb 27, 2025Earnings: 0.507; estimate 0.4565; surprise 11.06%
  • Mar 21, 2025Dividend: 0.22007
  • Aug 1, 2025Earnings: 0.3209; estimate 0.3058; surprise 4.94%
  • Aug 15, 2025Dividend: 0.10617
  • Jan 12, 2026Rating: Citigroup · — → Buy
  • Feb 27, 2026Earnings: 0.529; estimate 0.523; surprise 1.15%
  • Mar 20, 2026Dividend: 0.23618
  • Jul 14, 2026Downgrade: JP Morgan · Overweight → Neutral
  • Jul 31, 2026Earnings: 0.3889; estimate 0.3569; surprise 8.97%
  • Aug 14, 2026Dividend: 0.11039
  • Sep 2, 2026Downgrade: Citigroup · Buy → Neutral
  • Oct 8, 2026Downgrade: UBS · Buy → Neutral
Signals (106)
NameDateAgo
MACD: Buy SignalOct 12, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 5, 20264 weeks ago
SMA: BearishAug 31, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 31, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 24, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 10, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishJun 22, 20264 months ago
SMA: BearishJun 15, 20264 months ago
SMA: BullishApr 13, 20266 months ago
SMA: BullishMar 30, 20267 months ago
SMA: BearishMar 16, 20267 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalMar 9, 20267 months ago
SMA: BullishMar 2, 20268 months ago
SMA: BearishJan 12, 20269 months ago
SMA: BearishJan 12, 20269 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalJan 12, 20269 months ago
SMA: BullishJan 5, 202610 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalDec 15, 202510 months ago
SMA: BullishDec 8, 202510 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalNov 3, 202512 months ago
SMA: BearishOct 27, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishOct 27, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishOct 13, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishOct 13, 20251 year ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 13, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishAug 25, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishAug 18, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishAug 4, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishJul 28, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishJun 2, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishMay 26, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishMay 12, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishMay 12, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishMay 5, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishApr 7, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishMar 31, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishMar 10, 20251 year ago
MACD: Sell SignalMar 10, 20251 year ago
RSI: OverboughtFeb 10, 20251 year ago
RSI: OverboughtJan 27, 20251 year ago
SMA: BullishJan 20, 20251 year ago
RSI: OverboughtNov 18, 20241 year ago
SMA: BullishOct 28, 20242 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 28, 20242 years ago
RSI: OverboughtOct 28, 20242 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalOct 7, 20242 years ago
RSI: OverboughtAug 19, 20242 years ago
RSI: OverboughtJul 22, 20242 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalJul 8, 20242 years ago
SMA: BullishJun 24, 20242 years ago
SMA: BullishJun 17, 20242 years ago
SMA: BearishMay 13, 20242 years ago
SMA: BearishApr 8, 20242 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalApr 8, 20242 years ago
RSI: OverboughtMar 25, 20242 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalMar 4, 20242 years ago
SMA: BullishFeb 26, 20242 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalFeb 5, 20242 years ago
SMA: BearishJan 29, 20242 years ago
SMA: BullishJan 22, 20242 years ago
SMA: BearishJan 15, 20242 years ago
SMA: BullishOct 2, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishSep 18, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishSep 4, 20233 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 4, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishAug 28, 20233 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 28, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishJul 31, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishJul 31, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishJul 10, 20233 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalJul 3, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishJun 26, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishJun 19, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishJun 12, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishMay 1, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishMay 1, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishApr 24, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishApr 17, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishFeb 27, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishFeb 13, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishFeb 6, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishFeb 6, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishJan 9, 20233 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalJan 2, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishDec 26, 20223 years ago
SMA: BullishOct 24, 20224 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 24, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishOct 3, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishSep 19, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishSep 19, 20224 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalSep 19, 20224 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalAug 8, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishAug 1, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishAug 1, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishJul 25, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishJul 25, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishJul 18, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishJul 18, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishJul 11, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishJul 4, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishJun 27, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishJun 27, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishJun 20, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishApr 25, 20224 years ago
SMA: BullishMar 7, 20224 years ago
SMA: BearishFeb 28, 20224 years ago

Key statistics

Market cap
10.44B
Enterprise value
12.22B
Trailing P/E
25.93
Forward P/E
17.89
PEG ratio
1.86
Price / sales
2.87
Price / book
2.39
EPS (TTM)
0.67
Beta
-0.05
Dividend yield
1.98%
Payout ratio
51.09%
Profit margin
8.78%
Revenue (TTM)
3.63B
Revenue growth
3.30%
Free cash flow
838.50M
Total cash
339.00M
Total debt
1.76B
Return on equity
9.16%
Shares outstanding
601.07M
Short % of float
0.75%
50-day average
16.64
200-day average
15.04

Analyst view

Consensus: hold

Hold
Price target (mean) 16.15 -7.0% downside
Target (low)
14.00
Target (mean)
16.15
Target (high)
18.30
Ratings (0m) 2 0 buy · 1 hold · 1 sell
  • Strong buy0
  • Buy0
  • Hold1
  • Sell0
  • Strong sell1

Next earnings

Feb 25, 2027

Expected Feb 25, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.

Earnings history

Financials — quick view

All financials
PSO Revenue — annual 3.58B
2010-FY 20102011-FY 20112012-FY 20122013-FY 20132014-FY 20142015-FY 20152016-FY 20162017-FY 20172018-FY 20182019-FY 20192020-FY 20202021-FY 20212022-FY 20222023-FY 20232024-FY 20242025-FY 2025
PSO Net income — annual 335.00M
2010-FY 20102011-FY 20112012-FY 20122013-FY 20132014-FY 20142015-FY 20152016-FY 20162017-FY 20172018-FY 20182019-FY 20192020-FY 20202021-FY 20212022-FY 20222023-FY 20232024-FY 20242025-FY 2025
PSO EPS — annual 0.514
2010-FY 20102011-FY 20112012-FY 20122013-FY 20132014-FY 20142015-FY 20152016-FY 20162017-FY 20172018-FY 20182019-FY 20192020-FY 20202021-FY 20212022-FY 20222023-FY 20232024-FY 20242025-FY 2025

Earnings

PSO recent earnings
Report dateQuarter endingEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseSurprise %
Feb 25, 2027Dec 30, 20260.609———
Jul 31, 2026Jun 30, 20260.35690.3889+0.03+8.97%
Feb 27, 2026Dec 31, 20250.5230.529+0.01+1.15%
Aug 1, 2025Jun 30, 20250.30580.3209+0.02+4.94%
Feb 27, 2025Dec 31, 20240.45650.507+0.05+11.06%
Jul 29, 2024Jun 30, 20240.29840.2891-0.01-3.12%

Upgrades / downgrades

PSO analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Oct 8, 2026UBSdownBuyNeutral
Sep 2, 2026CitigroupdownBuyNeutral
Jul 14, 2026JP MorgandownOverweightNeutral
Jan 12, 2026Citigroupinit—Buy
Jun 21, 2022Deutsche BankupHoldBuy
Oct 19, 2021BerenbergupSellHold

About Pearson plc

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. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Enterprise Learning & Skills segment provides vocational qualifications, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson College, and Enterprise content and training. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Country
United Kingdom

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Insider holders

PSO insider holders
InsiderRelationLatest transactionDateShares held
BlackRock Inc.—DecreaseNov 20, 20252,304,035
Hardiman (Alex)—BoughtDec 11, 20253,434
Hoffman (Arden)—BoughtDec 9, 2025875
Kordestani (Omid R)—BoughtOct 29, 202598,603
Lee (Esther)—BoughtSep 23, 20255,283
Maglaras (Costis)—BoughtMar 15, 2026500

Institution ownership

PSO institution ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Morgan Stanley0.80%4,832,70783.94MJun 29, 2026
Blackrock Inc.0.47%2,831,01349.17MJun 29, 2026
Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.42%2,516,60843.71MJun 29, 2026
LMR Partners LLP0.23%1,373,26023.85MJun 29, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP0.17%1,012,86717.59MJun 29, 2026
Northern Trust Corporation0.14%816,36814.18MJun 29, 2026

Fund ownership

PSO fund ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Invesco Exch-Trd Fd. TRT-Invesco Intl Dividend Achievers ETF0.14%820,40914.25MAug 30, 2026
Northern Lights Fund Trust-13D Activist Fund0.06%347,3386.03MJun 29, 2026
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-Intl Core Eqy. 2 PORT.0.06%349,4306.07MJul 30, 2026
Dimensional ETF Trust-Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF0.04%236,1504.10MJul 30, 2026
Praxis Mutual Funds-Praxis International Index Fund0.02%114,2981.99MJun 29, 2026
DFA INVESTMENT TRUST CO-The DFA International Value Series0.02%139,6902.43MJul 30, 2026
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