Pearson PLC

Pearson PLC

PSON · LSE · Communication Services / Publishing

1,323.00GBX+10.00 (+0.76%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close1,313.00
Open1,316.00
Day Range1,308.00 – 1,325.00
52-Week Range874.59 – 1,336.91
Volume713.60K
Market Cap7.35B
P/E (TTM)24.44
Forward P/E18.21
EPS0.50
Dividend Yield2.09%
Beta-0.03
50-Day Avg1,211.22
200-Day Avg1,097.45

About

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.

Company Details

  • SectorCommunication Services
  • IndustryPublishing
  • CEOMr. Omar Paul Abbosh
  • Employees13.66K
  • Headquarters80 Strand, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 0RL, UK
  • Websitehttps://plc.pearson.com

Leadership

  • Mr. Omar Paul AbboshCEO & Executive Director · b. 1966
  • Mr. Simon Glen RobsonGroup CFO & Executive Director · b. 1973
  • Mr. Dave TreatChief Technology Officer · b. 1975
  • Ms. Cinthia NespoliGeneral Counsel & Executive Leader for Sustainability · b. 1982
  • Ms. Ginny Cartwright ZieglerChief Marketing Officer · b. 1968
  • Ms. Allison P. BeboChief Human Resources Officer · b. 1969
  • Mr. Tim BozikPresident of Higher Education, Interim Chief Product Officer & Co-President of Direct to Consumer · b. 1962
  • Mr. Albert Roger HitchcockHead of Telecom & Technology Partnerships · b. 1965
  • Mr. Robert WhelanPresident of Assessments & Qualifications · b. 1949
  • Mr. Cedrick CollombSenior Vice President for Global Product Technology

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue952.60M952.20M1.19B1.46B1.54B1.60B1.64B1.87B1.55B1.83B2.19B2.29B2.40B3.33B3.88B4.23B4.32B4.05B3.70B3.81B3.99B4.16B4.81B5.14B5.66B5.86B5.06B5.07B4.87B4.47B4.55B4.51B4.13B3.87B3.40B3.43B3.84B3.67B3.55B3.58B
Growth (%)--0.04%+25.46%+22.21%+5.15%+4.25%+2.21%+14.33%-17.11%+18.08%+19.43%+4.90%+4.44%+39.12%+16.38%+9.18%+2.03%-6.30%-8.70%+3.03%+4.78%+4.31%+15.59%+6.84%+10.18%+3.51%-13.70%+0.20%-3.85%-8.33%+1.88%-0.86%-8.51%-6.30%-12.20%+0.91%+12.05%-4.35%-3.32%+0.70%
Cost of Revenue-----------1.11B1.18B-1.35B1.91B2.06B1.91B1.79B1.79B1.84B1.91B2.17B2.38B2.59B2.62B2.22B2.31B2.20B1.98B2.09B2.07B1.94B1.86B1.77B1.75B2.05B1.84B1.74B1.86B
Gross Profit952.60M952.20M1.19B1.46B1.54B1.60B1.64B1.87B1.55B1.83B2.19B1.18B1.22B3.33B2.52B2.33B2.26B2.14B1.91B2.02B2.15B2.25B2.64B2.76B3.08B3.24B2.83B2.76B2.67B2.49B2.46B2.45B2.19B2.01B1.63B1.68B1.79B1.83B1.81B1.72B
Gross Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%51.41%50.90%100.00%65.07%54.97%52.20%52.88%51.60%53.07%53.86%54.11%54.81%53.66%54.30%55.24%56.04%54.39%54.82%55.66%54.02%54.22%52.94%51.98%47.98%49.04%46.73%49.95%50.99%48.03%
Operating Expense811.50M781.60M959.20M1.15B1.24B1.43B1.49B1.68B1.28B1.59B2.04B855.70M969.00M3.01B2.67B2.31B2.11B1.91B1.50B1.50B1.63B1.68B1.96B2.14B2.33B2.01B2.32B2.30B2.27B2.89B4.96B2.00B1.63B1.74B1.35B1.50B1.52B1.34B1.27B1.09B
Operating Income141.10M170.60M235.40M312.40M291.40M169.30M144.40M190.30M272.40M237.60M147.60M323.20M250.00M318.00M-148.63M13.08M143.00M226.00M404.00M516.00M522.00M574.00M676.00M619.00M743.00M1.23B515.00M458.00M398.00M-404.00M-2.50B451.00M553.00M275.00M283.00M183.00M271.00M498.00M541.00M632.00M
Operating Margin14.81%17.92%19.71%21.40%18.98%10.58%8.83%10.18%17.57%12.98%6.75%14.09%10.44%9.54%-3.83%0.31%3.31%5.58%10.93%13.55%13.08%13.79%14.05%12.04%13.12%20.91%10.18%9.04%8.17%-9.04%-54.86%9.99%13.39%7.11%8.33%5.34%7.06%13.55%15.23%17.67%
EBITDA168.90M198.10M266.60M351.30M334.10M290.50M264.20M317.50M320.70M494.10M490.80M323.20M211.00M361.01M103.11M495.53M609.05M593.04M658.48M817.11M867.00M712.51M862.00M877.00M1.02B1.34B819.00M776.00M952.00M828.00M-1.87B1.09B1.09B840.00M1.01B751.00M930.00M1.07B1.09B1.13B
EBITDA Margin17.73%20.80%22.32%24.06%21.76%18.15%16.15%16.98%20.69%26.99%22.45%14.09%8.81%10.83%2.66%11.70%14.10%14.65%17.82%21.46%21.73%17.12%17.92%17.06%18.10%22.79%16.19%15.31%19.53%18.53%-40.99%24.22%26.33%21.71%29.82%21.91%24.21%29.18%30.72%31.51%
Net Income64.40M239.30M175.70M276.20M88.20M134.10M105.30M148.00M222.90M261.00M240.50M38.30M437.00M294.00M179.43M-391.60M-111.00M55.00M262.00M624.00M446.00M284.00M292.00M425.00M1.30B957.00M326.00M538.00M471.00M823.00M-2.34B406.00M588.00M264.00M330.00M177.00M242.00M378.00M434.00M335.00M
Net Income Margin6.76%25.13%14.71%18.92%5.75%8.38%6.44%7.91%14.38%14.26%11.00%1.67%18.25%8.82%4.63%-9.25%-2.57%1.36%7.09%16.39%11.18%6.82%6.07%8.27%22.90%16.33%6.44%10.61%9.66%18.42%-51.34%9.00%14.24%6.82%9.71%5.16%6.30%10.29%12.22%9.37%
R&D--4.30M5.60M8.80M9.70M8.20M10.80M-----------------------14.00M14.00M13.00M280.00M279.00M303.00M284.00M--
R&D as % of Total Revenue--0.36%0.38%0.57%0.61%0.50%0.58%-----------------------0.31%0.34%0.34%8.24%8.14%7.89%7.73%--
Interest Expense20.00M18.80M36.50M61.90M65.10M59.30M56.90M42.10M40.80M67.50M70.80M196.30M426.00M184.00M470.67M620.78M131.00M80.00M96.00M84.00M94.00M95.00M89.00M98.00M109.00M97.00M65.00M72.00M81.00M61.00M74.00M99.00M91.00M67.00M79.00M68.00M69.00M61.00M79.00M71.00M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue2.10%1.97%3.06%4.24%4.24%3.71%3.48%2.25%2.63%3.69%3.24%8.56%17.79%5.52%12.14%14.66%3.03%1.98%2.60%2.21%2.36%2.28%1.85%1.91%1.92%1.65%1.28%1.42%1.66%1.37%1.63%2.19%2.20%1.73%2.33%1.98%1.80%1.66%2.22%1.98%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets947.40M1.07B1.31B1.55B1.75B1.94B2.15B1.92B2.40B2.57B2.25B2.25B5.32B5.35B8.82B8.05B6.85B6.34B6.58B7.60B7.21B7.29B9.90B9.41B10.67B11.24B11.35B10.93B11.40B11.63B10.07B7.89B7.91B7.65B7.45B7.34B7.31B6.73B6.89B6.46B
Total Liabilities472.30M471.10M831.00M894.40M1.04B954.70M1.09B920.60M1.35B1.71B1.85B2.10B4.23B4.02B4.61B4.28B3.32B3.25B3.56B3.87B3.57B3.42B4.87B4.78B5.06B5.28B5.64B5.22B5.41B5.22B5.72B3.87B3.38B3.33B3.32B3.06B2.89B2.74B2.84B2.79B
Total Equity444.10M593.80M469.00M648.70M705.80M975.40M1.05B997.30M1.04B833.20M388.60M152.50M1.05B1.32B4.05B3.60B3.34B2.89B2.80B3.56B3.48B3.69B4.75B4.34B5.54B5.94B5.69B5.70B5.98B6.41B4.34B4.01B4.52B4.31B4.13B4.27B4.40B3.97B4.04B3.65B
Cash104.00M191.40M61.80M61.10M217.40M385.70M420.00M425.90M366.70M672.00M299.00M214.80M345.00M328.00M425.15M393.67M575.00M561.00M461.00M902.00M592.00M560.00M685.00M750.00M1.74B1.37B1.06B729.00M530.00M1.70B1.46B518.00M568.00M437.00M1.10B937.00M543.00M312.00M543.00M333.00M
Total Debt182.40M176.50M437.00M438.90M627.90M507.90M545.20M431.20M516.80M738.00M730.80M1.89B3.96B2.33B2.82B2.78B1.98B1.92B1.82B1.96B1.74B1.61B2.36B2.01B2.31B2.05B2.27B2.23B2.23B2.33B2.47B1.08B720.00M1.66B1.65B1.40B1.22B1.16B1.47B1.48B
Net Debt78.40M-14.90M375.20M377.80M410.50M122.20M125.20M5.30M150.10M66.00M431.80M1.67B3.62B2.00B2.39B2.38B1.41B1.36B1.36B1.06B1.15B1.05B1.68B1.26B576.00M682.00M1.21B1.50B1.70B627.00M1.01B567.00M152.00M1.23B554.00M463.00M672.00M849.00M929.00M1.15B

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP1991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow99.50M113.80M109.20M183.70M39.60M77.90M132.30M315.00M42.00M153.32M491.40M338.98M228.48M562.00M514.00M457.00M498.00M615.00M783.00M1.01B872.00M776.00M356.00M455.00M211.00M410.00M298.00M462.00M369.00M389.00M326.00M361.00M525.00M627.00M690.00M
Investing Cash Flow72.60M-132.10M80.60M-342.30M-188.70M-132.70M-186.90M-2.09B285.00M-2.12B-172.06M-180.00M-185.00M-286.00M107.00M-446.00M-108.00M-369.00M-326.00M71.00M-395.00M-883.00M-330.00M-148.00M1.33B-41.00M651.00M211.00M-325.00M591.00M-80.00M13.00M-301.00M-131.00M-277.00M
Financing Cash Flow-57.20M-13.90M-19.90M52.30M266.70M21.60M125.00M1.92B-295.00M2.02B-384.72M-663.00M64.00M-260.00M-321.00M-324.00M-429.00M-149.00M-366.00M-92.00M-790.00M-23.00M-444.00M-534.00M-364.00M-697.00M-1.76B-729.00M-102.00M-299.00M-414.00M-804.00M-450.00M-241.00M-609.00M
Capital Expenditure81.20M70.40M71.30M60.70M100.20M89.80M110.30M125.00M102.00M139.26M165.18M126.00M105.00M125.00M100.00M97.00M119.00M120.00M120.00M132.00M144.00M151.00M182.00M182.00M247.00M245.00M232.00M200.00M193.00M134.00M176.00M147.00M126.00M124.00M29.00M
Free Cash Flow18.30M43.40M37.90M123.00M-60.60M-11.90M22.00M190.00M-60.00M14.06M326.22M212.98M123.48M437.00M414.00M360.00M379.00M495.00M663.00M874.00M728.00M625.00M174.00M273.00M-36.00M165.00M66.00M262.00M176.00M255.00M150.00M214.00M399.00M503.00M661.00M
Dividends Paid------106.50M113.00M-143.28M158.29M181.00M188.00M195.00M205.00M220.00M238.00M257.00M273.00M298.00M318.00M346.00M372.00M397.00M423.00M424.00M318.00M136.00M147.00M146.00M149.00M156.00M154.00M156.00M160.00M
FCF to OCF18.39%38.14%34.71%66.96%-153.03%-15.28%16.63%60.32%-142.86%9.17%66.39%62.83%54.04%77.76%80.54%78.77%76.10%80.49%84.67%86.88%83.49%80.54%48.88%60.00%-17.06%40.24%22.15%56.71%47.70%65.55%46.01%59.28%76.00%80.22%95.80%
Dividend Paid to FCF------484.09%59.47%-1019.05%48.52%84.98%152.25%44.62%49.52%61.11%62.80%51.92%41.18%34.10%43.68%55.36%213.79%145.42%-1175.00%256.97%481.82%51.91%83.52%57.25%99.33%72.90%38.60%31.01%24.21%

Earnings

Report DateFeb 28, 2014Jul 25, 2014Feb 27, 2015Jul 24, 2015Mar 24, 2016Jul 29, 2016Feb 24, 2017Aug 4, 2017Feb 23, 2018Jul 27, 2018Feb 22, 2019Jul 26, 2019Feb 20, 2020Jul 24, 2020Mar 8, 2021Jul 30, 2021Feb 25, 2022Aug 1, 2022Mar 3, 2023Mar 14, 2025Aug 1, 2025Feb 26, 2027
EPS Estimate0.853.9562.066.9765.09-2.6757.251.5739.496.0561.8011.2643.28-5.8932.798.4023.3415.1026.260.370.24-
EPS Actual0.000.000.000.00-0.32-0.27-2.60-0.020.510.240.510.060.280.060.350.020.1922.5051.500.410.24-
Surprise-100.00%-100.00%-100.00%-100.00%-100.49%89.89%-104.54%-101.27%-98.71%-96.03%-99.17%-99.47%-99.35%101.02%-98.93%-99.76%-99.19%49.01%96.12%11.69%0.83%-
Timing----------------Pre-marketPre-marketPre-market-After-hoursPre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap7.35B
Enterprise Value8.65B
Trailing P/E24.44
Forward P/E18.21
PEG Ratio1.70
Price / Sales2.02
Price / Book2.16
EPS0.50
Book Value5.42
Revenue (TTM)3.63B
Gross Profit (TTM)1.89B
EBITDA604.00M
Profit Margin8.78%
Operating Margin13.32%
Return on Equity9.16%
Return on Assets5.09%
Shares Outstanding601.07M
Shares Float608.89M
Beta-0.03
Dividend Yield2.09%
Dividend Rate0.26
Payout Ratio50.40%

Dividends

20262×
0.08Aug 13, 20260.17Mar 19, 2026
20252×
0.08Aug 14, 20250.17Mar 20, 2025
20242×
0.07Aug 8, 20240.16Mar 21, 2024
20232×
0.07Aug 10, 20230.15Mar 23, 2023
20222×
0.07Aug 11, 20220.14Mar 24, 2022
20212×
0.06Aug 12, 20210.14Mar 25, 2021
20202×
0.06Aug 13, 20200.14Mar 26, 2020
20192×
0.06Aug 15, 20190.13Apr 4, 2019
20182×
0.06Aug 16, 20180.12Apr 5, 2018
20172×
0.05Aug 17, 20170.34Apr 6, 2017
20162×
0.18Aug 18, 20160.34Apr 7, 2016
20152×
0.18Aug 13, 20150.34Apr 2, 2015

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