Pearson Stock
Pearson plc
Company data
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- Country
- United Kingdom
- CEO
- Omar Paul Abbosh
- Employees
- 17,116
- Market cap
- $11 B
- IPO
- 18/11/1996
Pearson plc is a prominent international provider of educational content, evaluations, and related services. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and was founded in 1844. Its operations span the globe, with a significant presence in regions such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the…
Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.
Pearson stock: price history
1D
+2.1%
1W
+7.5%
1M
+14.6%
6M
+24.4%
YTD
+29.9%
1Y
+24.3%
2Y
+35.8%
5Y
+111.6%
10Y
+98.9%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
26/02/2027 (in 132 days)
Volatility around earnings
~14% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 15/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double bottom
BullishThe price bounced off a similar low twice, with a rally in between. This W-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from a downtrend into an uptrend.
Chart patterns are a purely technical signal derived from price action. At Market Jury they do not feed into the agents' buy or sell decisions, they are supplementary information only.
Pearson stock scores
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Business model & megatrends
Robust business model that benefits noticeably from at least one megatrend.
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Pearson plc is a global education provider with five business segments: examinations and qualifications, virtual learning, English language teaching, higher education, and workforce skills development. Its portfolio encompasses standardized testing procedures such as Pearson VUE, digital learning environments, language curricula, and educational materials for academic institutions and working professionals. Geographically, the company is heavily concentrated on the US market, which generates over 87 percent of revenue. The business model combines transaction-based revenues from examination fees with recurring models in the digital education sector.
- Revenue model
- Mixed
- Recurring revenue
- High
- Pricing power
- Strong
- Moat
- Narrow
- Moat type
- Switching costs
- Capital intensity
- Low
- Customer concentration
- Unknown
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Analyst assessment of Pearson
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$11.00
CONSENSUS
US$14.50
MEDIAN
US$14.50
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$18.00
0
STRONG BUY
2
BUY
13
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
15
TOTAL · Hold
As of: 08/10/2026
Pearson stock metrics
P/E
26.95
P/B
2.53
EV/EBITDA
8.81
RETURN ON EQUITY
4.5%
NET MARGIN
8.3%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.53
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.9%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
98.9%
FLOAT SHARES
599,149,563
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
742,164
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Frequently asked questions about Pearson stock
What does Pearson do?
Pearson plc is a company in the Communication Services sector, Publishing industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.
The CEO is Omar Paul Abbosh, the company employs around 17,116 people.
The IPO was on 18/11/1996; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker PSO.
What do analysts say about Pearson stock?
15 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Hold (as of 08/10/2026).
The average price target is US$14.50, ranging from US$11.00 to US$18.00, with a median of US$14.50.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Pearson report next?
The next earnings date is 26/02/2027.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 14% stronger than usual.
Does Pearson pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.11 per share, ex-date 14/08/2026, paid on 21/09/2026.
The dividend yield is 1.9% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Pearson?
Comparable stocks include Informa, Pearson, TX Group, WPP, WPP, Rightmove, Genius Sports and Gamma Communications.
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