Pearson plc

Pearson plc

PSO
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Pearson plc
PSO
(New York Stock Exchange)

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15.98

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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
7.07
6.02
6.17
6.28
5.6
5.49
5.59
5.55
5.31
4.98
4.5
4.55
5.2
5.16
5.28
5.49
6.01
Revenue per Share
1.62
1.2
0.39
0.67
0.58
1.01
-2.87
0.5
0.76
0.34
0.44
0.23
0.33
0.53
0.64
0.51
0.36
Basic EPS, GAAP
1.09
0.91
0.78
0.22
0.34
-0.04
0.2
0.08
0.34
0.23
0.34
0.2
0.29
0.56
0.75
0.8
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.36
0.4
0.43
0.46
0.49
0.52
0.52
0.39
0.17
0.19
0.19
0.2
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.25
- -
Dividend per Share
6.81
7.29
6.96
6.96
7.29
7.81
5.33
5.04
5.78
5.54
5.48
5.65
6.17
5.72
6.07
5.74
5.87
Book Value per Share
0.09
-0.49
-0.65
-0.12
-0.4
1.52
1.11
1.32
1.93
1.81
1.84
1.99
1.72
1.27
1.52
1.01
-0.75
Tangible Book Value per Share
801
800
804
808
811
813
815
813
778
777
755
754
738
712
673
651
797
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
5,663
4,817
4,959
5,069
4,540
4,468
4,552
4,513
4,129
3,869
3,397
3,428
3,841
3,674
3,552
3,577
4,790
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
12.4
13.97
11.92
11.44
10.09
9.58
6.22
7.18
9.03
9.36
6.71
9.71
10.31
13.96
15.32
16.66
-25.13
Operating Margin (%)
246
257
317
309
401
1,200
2,912
313
253
389
597
687
618
543
526
571
- -
Depreciation Expense
1,297
957
311
538
471
823
-2,337
406
588
264
330
177
242
378
434
335
290
Net Income, GAAP
21.79
15.47
35.29
22.77
21.96
- -
- -
3.09
- -
- -
13.16
- -
24.46
22.92
14.71
26.48
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
22.9
19.87
6.27
10.61
10.37
18.42
-51.34
9
14.24
6.82
9.71
5.16
6.3
10.29
12.22
9.37
6.05
Profit Margin (%)
1,925
1,731
1,812
689
737
2,192
2,161
1,080
1,242
1,681
1,695
1,641
1,339
1,029
1,250
1,159
1,310
Working Capital
1,908
1,964
2,010
1,693
1,883
2,048
2,424
1,066
674
1,572
1,397
1,245
1,144
1,094
1,157
1,419
2,019
LT Debt
5,605
5,962
5,710
5,706
5,985
6,418
4,348
4,021
4,525
4,323
4,134
4,280
4,415
3,988
4,053
3,663
5,024
Total Equity
7.35
6.94
4.62
5.45
4.32
- -
- -
5.06
- -
- -
3.32
- -
5.21
7.28
8.64
8.15
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
18.94
12.72
4.47
7.57
6.63
- -
- -
8.39
- -
- -
6.77
- -
5.16
7.84
9.38
7.29
- -
Return on Capital (%)
26.25
16.67
5.35
9.45
8.07
13.28
-43.45
9.72
13.79
5.98
7.82
4.22
5.58
9.03
10.83
8.72
6.86
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'08
Sep'08
Dec'08
ST Debt
251
- -
344
LT Borrowings
1,897
- -
2,019
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
3
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
808
808
809
Market Capitalization
4,971
4,949
5,309

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'08
Sep'08
Dec'08
Total Current Assets
2,514
- -
3,280
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
467
- -
742
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,032
- -
1,342
Inventories
486
- -
501
Total Current Liabilities
1,343
- -
1,970
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
251
- -
344
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-4.7%
-2.2%
-9.62%
Free Cash Flow
-19.15%
23.56%
3.78%
Net Income, GAAP
-44.8%
7.71%
-22.81%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-2%
1.2%
0.7%
Total Cash Common Dividend
-6.53%
1.87%
2.56%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
3,552
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
3,577
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.64
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.51
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.23
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.25
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Business
Pearson plc Pearson plc is a leading learning company that provides educational courseware, assessments, certifications, and digital learning services to institutions, governments, professionals, and individual learners worldwide. The company operates through five primary divisions: Assessment & Qualifications, which includes Pearson VUE testing services, US Student Assessment, Clinical Assessment, UK-curriculum-based qualifications such as GCSEs and A-levels through Edexcel, and courseware for English-speaking regions; Virtual Learning, encompassing virtual schools and online program management; Higher Education, covering courseware businesses in the United States, Canada, and international markets with digital platforms like MyLab, Mastering, Revel, and eTextbooks on Pearson+; English Language Learning, featuring the Pearson Test of English, institutional courseware, and online solutions; and Enterprise Learning & Skills, offering vocational qualifications and enterprise solutions for workforce development. Pearson plc maintains a global presence, serving customers in nearly 200 countries with key operations in the UK, US, Canada, Asia Pacific, and other European markets; it employs approximately 17,000 people and is headquartered at 80 Strand in London, United Kingdom, with roots tracing back to its founding as S. Pearson & Son in 1844. In recent developments, Pearson plc announced the acquisition of eDynamic Holdings LP in June 2025 to expand its virtual learning and career education offerings, expected to close in the second half of the year; the company formed strategic partnerships with Microsoft extended through 2029 for AI-powered products and certifications, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud for AI transformation, HCLTech in enterprise learning, Cognizant in September 2025 for workforce readiness in AI, and McGraw Hill for formative assessments; it also launched innovative tools like the Go Deeper AI-powered study feature and Pearson English Express Test while reporting H1 2025 underlying sales growth of 2% to £1.72 billion and advancing a £350 million share buyback program.

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