PSOPearson plc

NYSE · US · Communication Services · Publishing · plc.pearson.com

16.28USDMkt Cap: 9.79B $P/E: 23.943d ago

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 Cap9.79B $

Enterprise Value11.47B $

Revenue (TTM)3.63B $

Gross Profit1.86B $

Net Income (TTM)335.00M $

Revenue/Share5.780 USD

Last Price16.28 USD

Fiscal Year EndDec 2025

MR QuarterJun 2026

Employees13.7K

CountryUS

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryPublishing

ISINGB0006776081

Valuation

P/E (Trailing)23.94

P/E (Forward)16.64

PEG1.86

EV/EBITDA18.99

EV/Revenue3.16

P/S2.70

P/B2.21

EPS (TTM)0.68

EPS (Forward)0.98

52W Range

16.1194% of range16.29

52W High16.29 USD

52W Low16.11 USD

Profitability

Gross Margin52.00%

Oper. Margin13.32%

EBITDA Margin16.62%

Profit Margin9.37%

ROE9.18%

ROA5.19%

Growth

Revenue Growth3.30%

Earnings Growth-2.90%

Cash Flow & Leverage

Operating CF656.00M $

CapEx (TTM)134.00M $

FCF Margin23.07%

FCF Yield8.56%

Net Debt1.42B $

Net Debt/EBITDA2.35

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity0.41

Current Ratio2.00

Quick Ratio1.20

Book Value/Sh7.376 USD

Cash/Share0.5500 USD

Dividends

Fwd Div Rate0.3500 USD

Trail. Div Rate0.2560 USD

Div. Yield2.13%

5Y Avg Yield2.39%

Payout Ratio51.59%

Ex-Div DateAug 14, 2026

Pay DateSep 21, 2026

Analyst Consensus

Rating—

Target (Mean)15.70 USD

Upside (mean)-3.6%

Target Range14.00 USD – 17.40 USD

$14.00-3.6% to mean$17.40

# Analysts2

Ownership

Shares Out.601.66M

Float609.02M

Insiders0.05%

Institutions4.47%

Short Interest

Short Ratio3.1d

Short % Float0.52%

Short % Out.0.44%

Shares Short2.66M

Short (prev mo.)3.58M

Technical

SMA 5016.25 (+0.2%)

SMA 20014.31 (+13.7%)

Beta-0.03

S&P 52W Chg19.18%

Avg Vol (30d)482.21K

Avg Vol (10d)696.06K

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