Pearson
PSO | NYSE
$15.91
+$0.20 (+1.27%)
Sep 21, 2026, 12:36 PM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $9.43B
Enterprise Value $8.52B
Beta -0.03
Average Volume 813.51K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 622.4M
Shares Change YoY -9.46%
Institutional Ownership 3.99%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US7050151056
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -1.6%
Price Change 3M 5.3%
Price Change 6M 22.5%
Price Change YTD 14.7%
Price Change 1Y 11.1%
Price Change 3Y 49.0%
Price Change 5Y 62.1%
1M CAGR (ann.) -4.6%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 12.4%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 11.0%
All-Time CAGR 4.0%
Valuation
PE Ratio 23.42
Forward PE 13.53
PEG Ratio -0.97
Forward PEG 1.98
PS Ratio 1.93
Forward PS 1.80
PB Ratio 2.14
P/FCF Ratio 8.89
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 9.14
P/OCF Ratio 8.74
EV/Sales 2.34
EV/EBIT 15.70
EV/EBITDA 7.65
EV/FCF 10.78
Earnings Yield 4.3%
FCF Yield 11.2%
Adj. FCF Yield 10.9%
Financial Health
Net Debt £1.02B
Total Debt £1.75B
Cash & Short-Term Investments £336.95M
Total Assets £6.33B
Current Ratio 2.00
Quick Ratio 1.94
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.53
Debt / EBITDA 1.57
Debt / FCF 2.21
OCF / Debt 0.48
Interest Coverage 4.22
Altman Z-Score 2.56
Piotroski F-Score 7
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 52.0%
Operating Profit Margin 14.5%
EBITDA Margin 30.2%
Net Profit Margin 8.8%
FCF Margin 21.8%
Adj. FCF Margin 21.1%
SBC / Revenue 0.0%
SBC Impact (per share) -2.8%
Returns
Return on Assets 5.0%
Return on Equity 9.1%
Return on Invested Capital 7.2%
Return on Capital Employed 10.1%
Return on Tangible Assets 9.5%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 1.0%
Revenue CAGR 5Y -3.5%
Revenue CAGR 10Y -0.7%
EPS CAGR 3Y 13.7%
EPS CAGR 5Y -7.3%
EPS CAGR 10Y -2.9%
FCF CAGR 3Y 39.7%
FCF CAGR 5Y 36.5%
FCF CAGR 10Y 7.4%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 15
EPS Growth Next 3Y 23.9%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y -0.5%
Earnings Date Feb 25, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.75
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 5.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $3.48B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 4.2%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $10.38
Graham Upside -33.9%
Lynch Fair Value $3.35
Lynch Upside -78.7%
Price Target $14.50
Price Target Upside -7.7%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow £832.56M
Free Cash Flow £791.02M
Adj. Free Cash Flow £769.02M
FCF Per Share $1.27
OCF Per Share $1.34
OCF/S Ratio 22.7%
Income Statement
Revenue £3.64B
Gross Profit £1.89B
Operating Income £528.17M
EBITDA £1.11B
Net Income £319.04M
EPS (Diluted) $0.50
Revenue / Employee $212.41K
Profit / Employee $18.64K
Employees 17,116
Dividends
Annual Dividend $0.35
Dividend Yield 2.23%
Payout Ratio 69.3%
FCF Payout Ratio 20.5%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 21.1%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 6.2%
Pay Frequency Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 13, 2026
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