Pearson Stock
Pearson plc
Company data
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- Country
- United Kingdom
- CEO
- Omar Paul Abbosh
- Employees
- 15,165
- Market cap
- £8.3 B
- IPO
- 01/07/1988
Pearson plc is an international company operating within the Communication Services sector and the Publishing industry. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the company was founded in 1844. Its extensive operations span across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific region, and numerous…
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
+1.6%
1W
+7.0%
1M
+15.7%
6M
+27.3%
YTD
+30.9%
1Y
+25.6%
2Y
+33.1%
5Y
+121.6%
10Y
+84.5%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
26/02/2027 (in 132 days)
Volatility around earnings
~50% 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 ist ein globaler Anbieter von Bildungsdienstleistungen und -materialien, der über Segmente wie Bewertung und Qualifikationen, virtuelles Lernen, Englischsprachtraining, Hochschulbildung und Fachkräfteentwicklung tätig ist. Das Unternehmen bietet wichtige akademische Akkreditierungen durch Produkte wie UK GCSEs, A-Levels und den Pearson Test of English an, ergänzt um digitale Lernressourcen und Online-Programmverwaltung. Das Geschäftsmodell konzentriert sich auf die Bereitstellung spezialisierter Bildungslösungen für Studierende, Institutionen und Fachkräfte in verschiedenen internationalen Märkten, darunter das Vereinigte Königreich, Nordamerika und die Asia-Pacific-Region.
- Revenue model
- Transactional
- Recurring revenue
- Medium
- Pricing power
- Strong
- Moat
- Wide
- Moat type
- Regulatory
- Capital intensity
- Low
- Customer concentration
- Unknown
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Analyst assessment of Pearson
0
STRONG BUY
3
BUY
11
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
14
TOTAL · Hold
As of: 20/06/2022
Pearson stock metrics
P/E
26.95
P/B
2.53
EV/EBITDA
8.81
RETURN ON EQUITY
4.4%
NET MARGIN
8.3%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.53
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.9%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
93.1%
FLOAT SHARES
559,635,649
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
1,855,685
Dividends & Stock splits
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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 15,165 people.
The IPO was on 01/07/1988; the stock trades on LSE under the ticker PSON.L.
What do analysts say about Pearson stock?
14 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Hold (as of 20/06/2022).
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 50% stronger than usual.
Does Pearson pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was £8.20 per share, ex-date 13/08/2026, paid on 14/09/2026.
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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