Pearson plc (PSO)
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: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Enterprise Learning & Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers pearson professional assessments, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware, including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses, and PDR. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Enterprise Learning & Skills segment provides vocational qualifications, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson College, and Enterprise content and training. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
- Symbol
- PSO
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- 52 week range
- 12.02 - 17.75
Valuation
- Share price
- $15.89 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 23.28x
- Price to book
- 2.08x
- Price to free cash flow
- 11.60x
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -0.06% |
| 5 days | -0.69% |
| 1 month | -2.40% |
| 3 months | +6.00% |
| 6 months | +23.95% |
| Year to date | +13.18% |
| 1 year | +14.65% |
| 3 years | +50.76% |
| 5 years | +62.14% |
| 10 years | +61.32% |
| All time | +32.42% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 9.15%
- Return on invested capital
- 8.02%
- Return on assets
- 5.19%
- Gross margin
- 52.00%
- Net margin
- 9.37%
- EBITDA margin
- 15.35%
- Revenue growth
- 0.70%
- Net income growth
- -22.81%
- Free cash flow growth
- 4.63%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 8.62%
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 1.04x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Shares outstanding
- 651.30M
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 52.00% | 9.37% | 9.15% | 8.02% |
| 2024-12-31 | 50.99% | 12.22% | 10.71% | 9.35% |
| 2023-12-31 | 49.95% | 10.29% | 9.48% | 7.96% |
| 2022-12-31 | 46.73% | 6.30% | 5.48% | 3.77% |
| 2021-12-31 | 49.04% | 5.16% | 4.14% | 3.40% |
| 2020-12-31 | 47.98% | 9.71% | 7.98% | 6.72% |
| 2019-12-31 | 51.98% | 6.82% | 6.11% | 4.30% |
| 2018-12-31 | 52.94% | 14.24% | 12.99% | 9.95% |
| 2017-12-31 | 54.22% | 9.00% | 10.40% | 9.80% |
| 2016-12-31 | 54.02% | -51.34% | -53.75% | -42.47% |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-03 | - | - |
| 2022-03-14 | - | - |
| 2020-12-31 | - | - |
| 2020-06-30 | - | - |
| 2008-09-30 | - | - |
| 2008-03-31 | - | - |
| 2007-12-31 | - | - |
| 2007-09-30 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- plc.pearson.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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