PSONPearson plc
1196.00GBp+1.70%Mkt Cap: 7.81B $P/E: 23.45

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:…

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Key Statistics

Company
Market Cap7.81B $
Enterprise Value9.52B $
Revenue (TTM)3.89B $
Gross Profit2.02B $
Net Income (TTM)364.13M $
Revenue/Share5.970 USD
Last Price1196.00 GBp
Fiscal Year EndDec 2025
MR QuarterDec 2025
Employees13.7K
CountryGB
SectorCommunication Services
IndustryPublishing
ISINGB0006776081
Valuation
P/E (Trailing)23.45
P/E (Forward)15.43
PEG2.03
EV/EBITDA14.95
EV/Revenue2.45
P/S2.01
P/B2.08
EPS (TTM)0.51
EPS (Forward)0.78
52W Range
874.8097% of range1204.50
52W High1204.50 GBp
52W Low874.80 GBp
Profitability
Gross Margin52.00%
Oper. Margin13.96%
EBITDA Margin16.38%
Profit Margin9.37%
ROE9.18%
ROA5.19%
Growth
Revenue Growth3.20%
Earnings Growth-35.70%
Cash Flow & Leverage
Operating CF713.04M $
CapEx (TTM)145.65M $
FCF Margin24.15%
FCF Yield12.03%
Net Debt1.25B $
Net Debt/EBITDA1.96
Balance Sheet
Debt/Equity0.41
Current Ratio2.00
Quick Ratio0.95
Book Value/Sh5.744 GBp
Cash/Share0.5240 GBp
Dividends
Fwd Div Rate0.2500 GBp
Trail. Div Rate0.2520 GBp
Div. Yield2.13%
5Y Avg Yield2.40%
Payout Ratio48.13%
Ex-Div DateMar 19, 2026
Pay Date
Splits
Last Split2:1
Split DateJun 15, 1992
Analyst Consensus
Rating
Target (Mean)1183.00 GBp
Upside (mean)-1.1%
Target Range1000.00 GBp1430.00 GBp
GBp1000.00-1.1% to meanGBp1430.00
# Analysts11
Ownership
Shares Out.600.42M
Float628.50M
Insiders0.57%
Institutions78.93%
Technical
SMA 501122.31 (+6.6%)
SMA 2001036.04 (+15.4%)
Beta-0.04
S&P 52W Chg20.05%
Avg Vol (30d)1.99M
Avg Vol (10d)2.16M
Technical Indicators
RSI (14)70.7
MACD14.2497
MACD Signal11.5787
MACD Hist.+2.6709
BB Upper1182.94 GBp
BB Middle1145.88 GBp
BB Lower1108.81 GBp
BB Width6.47%
ATR (14)24.82 GBp
Vol Ratio (20d)1.07x