Pearson (PSON)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

1,266.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      23.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,326.00
  • 52 Week Low: 891.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 601.79m
  • Volume: 1,941,522
  • Market Cap: £7,622m
  • RiskGrade: 238
  • Beta: 0.00

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Latest Interim/Quarterly

Period Ending Period Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS Dividend
30-Jun-26 Interim 1,779.00 205.00 28.90p 8.20p

Key Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
31-Dec-25 3,577.00 457.00 64.50p 16.3 4.1 +4% 25.20p 2.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-26 3,720.91 645.65 70.35p 17.7 2.0 +9% 26.41p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 3,892.14 689.57 78.31p 15.9 1.4 +11% 28.13p 0.0%

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Price / Earnings Data

5 Yr High 5 Yr Low 5 Yr Avg Curr / Avg
Latest 17.57 16.28 17.84 1.09

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

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.

 

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Pearson Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,266.50p
Change Today 23.50p
% Change 1.89 %
52 Week High 1,326.00
52 Week Low 891.60
Volume 1,941,522
Shares Issued 601.79m
Market Cap £7,622m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 238

Pearson Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
85.28% below the market average85.28% below the market average85.28% below the market average85.28% below the market average85.28% below the market average
94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average94.59% below the sector average
Price Trend Not Available
Income
45.29% below the market average45.29% below the market average45.29% below the market average45.29% below the market average45.29% below the market average
87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average87.5% below the sector average
Growth
41.44% below the market average41.44% below the market average41.44% below the market average41.44% below the market average41.44% below the market average
5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average5.26% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 0
Neutral 7
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 9
neutral
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Pearson Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Aug-26 19-Mar-26
Paid 14-Sep-26 08-May-26
Amount 8.20p 17.40p

Trades for 08-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,627 @ 1,266.50p
16:35 898,406 @ 1,266.50p
16:35 1,981 @ 1,266.50p
16:35 240 @ 1,266.50p
16:35 2,372 @ 1,266.50p

Pearson Key Personnel

CFO Simon Robson

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