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PSO Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $15.97
Previous Close: $16.13
Day's Range: 15.80–16.00
52-Week Range: 12.02–17.75
Volume: 1.03M
Beta: −0.03

Valuation

Market Cap: $9.60B
P/E Ratio: 23.85
Forward P/E: 16.29
PEG Ratio: 1.69
P/S ratio: 2.64
EPS (ttm): 0.67

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $3.58B+0.70%
Net Income (FY): $335.00M−22.81%
Profit margin: 8.78%
Shares Outstanding: 600.99M
1-Year Return: +13.94%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.35+2.15%
Ex-Dividend Date: August 14, 2026
Avg Volume: 743.23K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

PSO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−27.76%+37.70%+15.89%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+15.89%
2025	−11.20%
2024	+34.16%
2023	+12.00%
2022	+37.70%
2021	−6.11%
2020	+13.24%
2019	−27.76%
2018	+24.32%
2017	+4.32%
2016 (partial year)	−12.14%

As of September 4, 2026.

PSO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$3.58B	$335.00M	9.4%
2024	$3.55B	$434.00M	12.2%
2023	$3.67B	$378.00M	10.3%
2022	$3.84B	$242.00M	6.3%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$3.58B	$1.86B	$596.00M	$335.00M	9.4%
2024	$3.55B	$1.81B	$544.00M	$434.00M	12.2%
2023	$3.67B	$1.84B	$513.00M	$378.00M	10.3%
2022	$3.84B	$1.80B	$396.00M	$242.00M	6.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

PSO Dividend History

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$0.30+1.4% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 2 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.35	2	—
2025	$0.30	2	+1.4%
2024	$0.29	2	+8.1%
2023	$0.27	2	+0.7%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.35	2	—
2025	$0.30	2	+1.4%
2024	$0.29	2	+8.1%
2023	$0.27	2	+0.7%
2022	$0.27	2	−2.5%
2021	$0.28	2	+9.9%
2020	$0.25	2	+3.3%
2019	$0.24	2	+2.1%
2018	$0.24	2	−51.1%
2017	$0.49	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.17 per share, ex-dividend August 14, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

PSO Valuation vs Publishing Median

Median of 10 stocks

Metric	PSO	Publishing median	vs median
P/E	23.85	12.99	84% above
P/S ratio	2.64	0.56	4.7x the median
Profit margin	8.78%	9.26%	0.5 pts below

Medians across 10 Publishing stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Pearson plc (PSO) is capitalised at $9.60B on the latest close. The company sits in the Communication Services sector, in the Publishing industry. The company reports 13,665 employees.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $12.02 to $17.75. The most recent close on file for PSO is $15.98, dated September 4, 2026. That is −$0.15 (−0.93%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 32.95% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $3.58B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $3.55B, that is a change of +0.70%. The same year closed with net income of $335.00M. That is −22.81% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 8.78%. That is 0.5 percentage points below the Publishing median of 9.26%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.67.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $3.84B in 2022 to $3.58B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

PSO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 23.85. That is 83.6% above the Publishing median of 12.99. The forward P/E on file is 16.29. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.69. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 2.64 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 4.7 times the Publishing median of 0.56. The medians here are taken across 10 Publishing companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year price return is +13.94%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +6.15%. Beta against the wider market is reported at −0.03. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 31.96%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 2.15%. That is 0.6 percentage points below the Publishing median yield of 2.8%. The indicated annual rate is $0.35 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is August 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.35 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.30 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is +15.89% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2022 at +37.70%; the weakest is 2019 at −27.76%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Pearson plc (PSO) operates in the Publishing industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Pearson plc	PSO	$9.60B	23.9
The New York Times Company	NYT	$10.85B	27.9
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	WLY	$2.44B	13.0
USA TODAY Co., Inc.	TDAY	$929.36M	—

The Publishing industry average P/E ratio is 13.0x. Pearson plc trades at a P/E of 23.9.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Pearson plc

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.

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