Pearson plc
PSO · Price history
Price at last available close
$17.30
+$1.36 (+8.50%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Pearson plc
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Pearson plc is a prominent international provider of educational content, evaluations, and related services. Its operations span the globe, with a significant presence in regions such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and various other European countries. The company structures its diverse offerings across five main divisions: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Higher Education, and Workforce Skills.
How they make money
Pearson operates as a lifelong learning company, generating revenue primarily through the sale of educational content, digital learning platforms, professional certification assessments, and skills-based training solutions. The company utilizes a business model that combines direct-to-consumer digital subscriptions, institutional licensing for schools and universities, and government-contracted assessment services.
Products & services
Pearson provides digital learning platforms, educational courseware, professional and academic assessments, and workforce skills development services.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
No supplier relationships were confirmed in the sources reviewed. This does not mean the company has no suppliers.
Business relationships & partnerships
- AWS — Strategic partnership to help employees and organizations prepare for the future of work.Source
- Microsoft — Strategic partnership to help employees and organizations prepare for the future of work.Source
- Google Cloud — Strategic partnership to help employees and organizations prepare for the future of work.Source
Competitors
Strengths
- Global presence in learning content and assessment servicesSource
Risks
- Exposure to changes in global demand for educational skills and learning solutionsSource
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
44
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
62
Fair
Financial Strength
59
Business Quality / Moat
50
Management
99
Growth Quality
23
Risk / Durability
85
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
31
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
36/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 36/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Sep 29, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for PSO
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can PSO maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is PSO's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is PSO's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify PSO's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
44
Opportunity Score
31
Market Cap
$10.39B
P/E Ratio
11.3
EPS
$1.53
52-Week High
$17.75
52-Week Low
$12.02
Beta
-0.03
Intrinsic Value
$13.04
Analyst Target
$14.50
Shares Outstanding
660.3M
Total Revenue
$9.46B
Total Debt
$2.31B
Reported Dividend Yield
1.99%
Liquidation Value / Share
$6.69
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for PSO
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
The provider reports a dividend yield. Confirm the latest declaration before treating it as a current payment.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Sep 29, 2026
Pearson Acquires Workera, a Pioneer in AI-Native Enterprise Assessment and Skills Verification — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
PRNewsWireCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on PSO.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Global presence in learning content and assessment services.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Publishing industry.
- −Exposure to changes in global demand for educational skills and learning solutions.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
45
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-0.8
points
Current Score
44
Oct 15, 2026
Category Changes
PSO decreased 0.8 points because Capital declined by 6 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Capital declined by 6 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
45
Projected Change
+0.4 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 0.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$17.28
Model Intrinsic Value
$13.04
Difference
+$4.24
+32.5% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-32.5%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.46B | $4.73B | $4.70B | $4.86B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $4.57B | $2.27B | $2.30B | $2.43B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $4.90B | $2.46B | $2.39B | $2.43B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | -$6.6M | $0.00 | $384.8M | $375.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $3.52B | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.80B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $3.45B | $1.67B | $1.68B | $1.77B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $2.92B | $1.46B | $1.47B | $1.45B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $1.44B | $817.5M | $715.5M | $658.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $243.6M | $91.8M | $104.5M | $80.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $1.27B | $591.1M | $674.5M | $652.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $261.8M | $156.5M | $99.2M | $149.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $1.01B | $433.3M | $574.0M | $499.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $1.53 | $0.66 | $0.83 | $0.70 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 616M | 651M | 684M | 717M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 622M | 660M | 684M | 717M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$2.37B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.32
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+16.5%
Cash Change
-2.9%
Margin Change
-1.2 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 4.1%. EPS declined 4.0%. Cash declined 2.9%. Total debt increased 16.5%. Net income margin declined by 1.2 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
Number of Gurus
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
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Reduced Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
A dividend is reported, but detailed payment history is temporarily unavailable or awaiting refresh.
Conservative Projected Values
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10 Years
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Conservative Projection Rate
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