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Pearson PLC

Communication Services GB PSON

1112.5GBX
-12.5(1.11%)

Last update at 2026-06-03T15:35:00Z

Day Range

1103.001135.00
LowHigh

52 Week Range

859.501195.09
LowHigh

Fundamentals

  • Previous Close 1125.00
  • Market Cap6183.23M
  • Volume1063645
  • P/E Ratio19.78
  • Dividend Yield2.49%
  • EBITDA586.00M
  • Revenue TTM3577.00M
  • Revenue Per Share TTM5.49
  • Gross Profit TTM 1860.00M
  • Diluted EPS TTM0.51

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Financials

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Change in Cash

Total Operating Cash

Dividends Paid

Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Income before tax 457.00M 510.00M 493.00M 323.00M 157.00M
Minority interest -1.00000M -1.00000M -2.00000M -2.00000M -1.00000M
Net income 335.00M 434.00M 378.00M 242.00M 159.00M
Selling general administrative 1296.00M 754.00M 767.00M 823.00M 802.00M
Selling and marketing expenses - 553.00M 596.00M 625.00M 583.00M
Gross profit 1860.00M 1811.00M 1835.00M 1795.00M 1681.00M
Reconciled depreciation 571.00M 526.00M 543.00M 618.00M 408.00M
Ebit 509.00M 578.00M 549.00M 271.00M 183.00M
Ebitda 1080.00M 1091.00M 1072.00M 933.00M 570.00M
Depreciation and amortization 571.00M 513.00M 523.00M 662.00M 387.00M
Non operating income net other - - - - -
Operating income 509.00M 541.00M 498.00M 271.00M 183.00M
Other operating expenses 3068.00M 3011.00M 3176.00M 3595.00M 3309.00M
Interest expense 71.00M 79.00M 61.00M 69.00M 68.00M
Tax provision 121.00M 75.00M 113.00M 79.00M -3.00000M
Interest income 42.00M 55.00M 50.00M 58.00M 42.00M
Net interest income -33.00000M -24.00000M -11.00000M -2.00000M -26.00000M
Extraordinary items - - - - -
Non recurring - - - - -
Other items - - - - -
Income tax expense 121.00M 75.00M 113.00M 79.00M -3.00000M
Total revenue 3577.00M 3552.00M 3674.00M 3841.00M 3428.00M
Total operating expenses 1351.00M 1270.00M 1337.00M 1549.00M 1562.00M
Cost of revenue 1717.00M 1741.00M 1839.00M 2046.00M 1747.00M
Total other income expense net -52.00000M -31.00000M -5.00000M 52.00M -26.00000M
Discontinued operations - - - - -
Net income from continuing ops 336.00M 435.00M 380.00M 244.00M 160.00M
Net income applicable to common shares - - - 242.00M 159.00M
Preferred stock and other adjustments - - - - -
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Total assets 6458.00M 6892.00M 6727.00M 7309.00M 7343.00M
Intangible assets 584.00M 589.00M 657.00M 697.00M 624.00M
Earning assets - - - - -
Other current assets 824.00M 1100.00M 1196.00M 975.00M 894.00M
Total liab 2795.00M 2839.00M 2739.00M 2894.00M 3063.00M
Total stockholder equity 3648.00M 4038.00M 3974.00M 4402.00M 4270.00M
Deferred long term liab - - - - -
Other current liab 56.00M 858.00M 988.00M 139.00M 204.00M
Common stock 158.00M 166.00M 174.00M 179.00M 189.00M
Capital stock 158.00M 166.00M 174.00M 179.00M 189.00M
Retained earnings 629.00M 827.00M 745.00M 881.00M 1030.00M
Other liab - - - 232.00M 208.00M
Good will 2425.00M 2437.00M 2434.00M 2480.00M 2145.00M
Other assets - - - 921.00M 850.00M
Cash 333.00M 543.00M 312.00M 543.00M 937.00M
Cash and equivalents - - - - -
Total current liabilities 1161.00M 1478.00M 1404.00M 1464.00M 1580.00M
Current deferred revenue - - 295.00M - -35.00000M
Net debt 1564.00M 929.00M 849.00M 672.00M 463.00M
Short term debt 62.00M 315.00M 67.00M 71.00M 155.00M
Short long term debt 0.00000M 250.00M 3.00M 71.00M 87.00M
Short long term debt total 1897.00M 1472.00M 1161.00M 1215.00M 1400.00M
Other stockholder equity 2649.00M 2683.00M 2623.00M 3342.00M 3051.00M
Property plant equipment - - - 250.00M 366.00M
Total current assets 2320.00M 2728.00M 2433.00M 2803.00M 3221.00M
Long term investments - - - - -
Net tangible assets - - - 1225.00M 1501.00M
Short term investments - - 234.00M - -
Net receivables 1097.00M 1011.00M 831.00M 1180.00M 1292.00M
Long term debt 1003.00M 705.00M 611.00M 610.00M 680.00M
Inventory 66.00M 74.00M 91.00M 105.00M 98.00M
Accounts payable 1043.00M 273.00M 317.00M 1254.00M 1256.00M
Total permanent equity - - - - -
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated entity - - - - -
Temporary equity redeemable noncontrolling interests - - - - -
Accumulated other comprehensive income 212.00M 403.00M 432.00M - -
Additional paid in capital - - - - -
Common stock total equity - - - - -
Preferred stock total equity - - - - -
Retained earnings total equity - - - - -
Treasury stock - - - - -
Accumulated amortization - - - - -
Non currrent assets other 518.00M 717.00M 786.00M 1022.00M 930.00M
Deferred long term asset charges - - - - -
Non current assets total 4138.00M 4164.00M 4294.00M 4506.00M 4122.00M
Capital lease obligations 478.00M 517.00M 547.00M 534.00M 633.00M
Long term debt total - - - - -
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Investments -5.00000M -131.00000M -301.00000M 13.00M 34.00M
Change to liabilities - - - -84.00000M 37.00M
Total cashflows from investing activities -277.00000M -131.00000M -301.00000M 13.00M -80.00000M
Net borrowings 43.00M 344.00M 0.00000M -264.00000M -255.00000M
Total cash from financing activities -609.00000M -241.00000M -450.00000M -804.00000M -414.00000M
Change to operating activities - - - 50.00M 20.00M
Net income 335.00M 510.00M 378.00M 323.00M 160.00M
Change in cash -111.00000M 234.00M -234.00000M -394.00000M -176.00000M
Begin period cash flow 444.00M 309.00M 543.00M 937.00M 1113.00M
End period cash flow 333.00M 543.00M 309.00M 543.00M 937.00M
Total cash from operating activities 690.00M 627.00M 525.00M 361.00M 326.00M
Issuance of capital stock -63.00000M 7.00M 9.00M 7.00M 6.00M
Depreciation 571.00M 513.00M 523.00M 618.00M 408.00M
Other cashflows from investing activities 18.00M -51.00000M -56.00000M 23.00M 13.00M
Dividends paid 160.00M 156.00M 154.00M 156.00M 149.00M
Change to inventory 5.00M 15.00M 9.00M -34.00000M 22.00M
Change to account receivables -104.00000M 32.00M -24.00000M 33.00M -71.00000M
Sale purchase of stock -424.00000M -358.00000M -221.00000M -390.00000M -16.00000M
Other cashflows from financing activities -77.00000M -78.00000M -301.00000M -94.00000M -88.00000M
Change to netincome - - - -418.00000M -249.00000M
Capital expenditures 29.00M 124.00M 126.00M 147.00M 176.00M
Change receivables - - - - -
Cash flows other operating - - - - -
Exchange rate changes - - - - -
Cash and cash equivalents changes - - - - -
Change in working capital -83.00000M -53.00000M -96.00000M -66.00000M -12.00000M
Stock based compensation 39.00M 44.00M 40.00M 35.00M 28.00M
Other non cash items -133.00000M -387.00000M 801.00M -549.00000M 22.00M
Free cash flow 661.00M 503.00M 399.00M 214.00M 150.00M

Peer Comparison

Sector: Communication Services Industry: Publishing

Company Change (GBX) Price (GBX) Trailing PE (x) Forward PE (x) Price Sales TTM (x) Price to Book Value (x) Enterprise Value to Revenue (x) Enterprise Value to EBITDA (x)
PSON
Pearson PLC		 -12.5 1.11% 1112.50 19.78 16.29 1.73 1.70 2.05 6.65
INF
Informa PLC		 -11.0 1.35% 803.40 774.40 16.72 2.43 1.76 3.24 24.28
BMY
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc		 5.00 0.77% 654.00 21.67 12.15 1.40 2.24 1.40 10.16
FUTR
Future PLC		 -13.0 4.20% 296.40 4.88 2.13 0.38 0.25 0.78 3.02
RCH
Reach PLC		 -1.0 1.88% 52.20 - 322.58 0.37 0.36 0.48 2.82

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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.

Pearson PLC

80 Strand, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 0RL

Key Executives

Name Title Year Born
Mr. Adam Bird CBE CEO & Director 1964
Ms. Sally Kate Miranda Johnson CFO & Exec. Director 1974
Ms. Marykay Wells Chief Information Officer 1963
Ms. Joanne Russell Sr. VP of Investor Relations, Financial Communications & ESG NA
Ms. Cinthia Nespoli Chief Legal Officer 1981
Ms. Lynne Frank Chief Marketing Officer & Co-Pres of Direct-to-Consumer 1967
Ms. Allison P. Bebo Chief HR Officer 1969
Mr. Tim Bozik Pres of Higher Education, Interim Chief Product Officer & Co-Pres of Direct to Consumer 1963
Mr. Deepak Mehrotra Managing Director of India Bus. 1964
Mr. Albert Roger Hitchcock Head of Telecom & Technology Partnerships 1965

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