Pearson plc (PSON) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What PSON does

Pearson plc (PSON) 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.

Key numbers explained

• Pearson plc (PSON) trades on the London Stock Exchange in the Communication Services sector, Publishing industry, with a market capitalisation of 7.33 mld. GBP.
• The current share price is 12,19 GBP, up +0,5% today, and 15,3% over the last 52 weeks, within a 52-week range of 8,75 – 13,37.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 24,4 shows how much investors pay per pound of recent earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 15,4 reflects the same using expected future earnings.
• The dividend yield is 2,1%, meaning the annual dividend represents roughly 2,1% of the current share price, with 50% of earnings paid out as dividends and an ex-dividend date of 13 aug. 2026.
• Earnings per share for the trailing 12 months is 0,5 GBP, while the profit margin of 8,8% indicates that 8,8% of revenue becomes net profit.
• The operating margin of 13,3% shows operating profit as a share of revenue, and the return on equity of 9,2% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 52,4% means debt is 52,4% of shareholders' equity, and the beta of -0,03 suggests the share price has moved slightly opposite to the overall market.
• The price-to-book ratio of 224,65 compares the share price to the company's book value per share, a figure that can be unusually high when a company's intangible assets (such as brands and courseware) are large relative to its book equity.

What to watch

Pearson plc (PSON) operates in the education sector, where demand is shaped by government spending on qualifications, institutional contracts, and consumer interest in professional and language skills. Investors often monitor how revenue growth, here 3,3% year over year, tracks against changes in enrolment and corporate training budgets. The company's five business segments — from assessments to virtual learning and higher education — mean results can be affected by shifts in digital adoption and credentialing trends. Because Pearson plc (PSON) is part of the FTSE 100, movements in the broader UK equity market and interest rates can influence its valuation multiples and the appeal of its 2,1% dividend yield relative to peers like Vodafone Group (VOD), Autotrader Group (AUTO), BT Group (BT-A), Airtel Africa (AAF), and Informa (INF). The next earnings release is scheduled for 31 iul. 2026, which typically prompts updates on segment performance and outlook.