PSO — Pearson Plc price, chart and key statistics

Price data

Price

$18.24

YTD price return

+29.91%

YTD total return

+33.18%

Market cap

11.6B2016-12 8.2B2026-10 11.6B+41.3% over the window

Enterprise value

13.1B

Shares outstanding

635.8M2015-12 821.1M2025-12 635.8M-22.6% over the window

52W low

$12.02

52W high

$18.35

From 52W high

-0.60%

From 52W low

+51.75%

52W range

98%

Volume

Rel volume

1.73×

30D volume

742.1K

30D $ vol

12.2M

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm)

4.7B2015-12 6.8B2025-12 4.7B-30.9% over the window

Sales/share

$7.432015-12 $8.322025-12 $7.43-10.7% over the window

EPS (ttm)

$0.672015-12 $1.552025-12 $0.67-56.7% over the window

FCF (ttm)

778M2015-12 191.1M2021-12 360.4M+88.6% over the window

FCF/share

$1.222015-12 $0.232021-12 $0.48+104.6% over the window

Book value/share

$7.732015-12 $11.582025-12 $7.73-33.3% over the window

Net margin

9.39%2015-12 18.4%2025-12 9.4%-49.0% over the window

ROE

9.03%2015-12 13.2%2025-12 9.0%-31.7% over the window

ROA

5.10%2015-12 7.3%2025-12 5.1%-30.1% over the window

Debt / equity

0.39×2016-12 0.562025-12 0.39-30.3% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales

+4.04%2024-12-31 → 2025-12-314.5B → 4.7B (+4.0% total)-0.09%2022-12-31 → 2025-12-314.7B → 4.7B (-0.3% total)+1.62%2020-12-31 → 2025-12-314.4B → 4.7B (+8.4% total)-3.62%2015-12-31 → 2025-12-316.8B → 4.7B (-30.9% total)

Net income

-20.22%2024-12-31 → 2025-12-31555.9M → 443.6M (-20.2% total)+13.82%2022-12-31 → 2025-12-31300.8M → 443.6M (+47.5% total)+0.94%2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31423.3M → 443.6M (+4.8% total)-9.90%2015-12-31 → 2025-12-311.3B → 443.6M (-64.7% total)

FCF

-16.40%2020-12-31 → 2021-12-31431M → 360.4M (-16.4% total)-11.66%2018-12-31 → 2021-12-31522.9M → 360.4M (-31.1% total)-3.70%2016-12-31 → 2021-12-31435.1M → 360.4M (-17.2% total)n/a

Shares

-4.57%2024-12-31 → 2025-12-31666.3M → 635.8M (-4.6% total)-3.87%2022-12-31 → 2025-12-31715.7M → 635.8M (-11.2% total)-3.33%2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31753.3M → 635.8M (-15.6% total)-2.52%2015-12-31 → 2025-12-31821.1M → 635.8M (-22.6% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS

-17.53%2024-12-31 → 2025-12-31$0.81 → $0.67 (-17.5% total)+18.53%2022-12-31 → 2025-12-31$0.40 → $0.67 (+66.5% total)-58.76%2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31$56.06 → $0.67 (-98.8% total)-8.04%2015-12-31 → 2025-12-31$1.55 → $0.67 (-56.7% total)

Sales/share

+9.02%2024-12-31 → 2025-12-31$6.81 → $7.43 (+9.0% total)+3.93%2022-12-31 → 2025-12-31$6.62 → $7.43 (+12.3% total)+5.12%2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31$5.79 → $7.43 (+28.4% total)-1.13%2015-12-31 → 2025-12-31$8.32 → $7.43 (-10.7% total)

FCF/share

-16.80%2020-12-31 → 2021-12-31$0.57 → $0.48 (-16.8% total)-10.73%2018-12-31 → 2021-12-31$0.67 → $0.48 (-28.9% total)-2.09%2016-12-31 → 2021-12-31$0.53 → $0.48 (-10.0% total)n/a

Book value/share

+1.59%2024-12-31 → 2025-12-31$7.61 → $7.73 (+1.6% total)+1.38%2022-12-31 → 2025-12-31$7.42 → $7.73 (+4.2% total)+0.69%2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31$7.46 → $7.73 (+3.5% total)-3.97%2015-12-31 → 2025-12-31$11.58 → $7.73 (-33.3% total)

Dividend/share

+11.04%2024-12-31 → 2025-12-31$0.30 → $0.33 (+11.0% total)+7.32%2022-12-31 → 2025-12-31$0.27 → $0.33 (+23.6% total)+5.97%2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31$0.25 → $0.33 (+33.6% total)-8.27%2015-12-31 → 2025-12-31$0.79 → $0.33 (-57.8% total)

Price

+24.35%2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16$14.67 → $18.24 (+24.3% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+17.82%2023-10-16 → 2026-10-16$11.15 → $18.24 (+63.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+16.17%2021-10-15 → 2026-10-16$8.62 → $18.24 (+111.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+6.09%2016-10-14 → 2026-10-16$10.10 → $18.24 (+80.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.

Total return

+27.48%2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16$14.31 → $18.24 (+27.5% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+20.47%2023-10-16 → 2026-10-16$10.43 → $18.24 (+74.9% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+18.94%2021-10-15 → 2026-10-16$7.66 → $18.24 (+138.1% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+9.18%2016-10-14 → 2026-10-16$7.58 → $18.24 (+140.7% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.

27.3×2016-12 6.522026-10 26.13+300.8% over the window

P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.

17.3×2016-12 -13.282026-10 17.32-230.4% over the window

Fwd P/E

17.9×

P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.

2.5×2016-12 1.202026-10 2.45+104.4% over the window

P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.

2.4×2016-12 0.862026-10 2.36+173.6% over the window

P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).

14.9×2016-12 42.932026-10 32.16-25.1% over the window

EV/EBITDA (fy)

9.2×

EV/Sales (ttm)

2.8×

FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.

6.71%2016-12 5.3%2021-12 5.7%+6.9% over the window

Buyback yield (realized, 1y)1 − shares_at(2025-12-31) ÷ shares_at(2024-12-31) = 1 − 635.8M ÷ 666.3M. Point-in-time share counts from the company's own SEC filings (the same count at both ends), published only when the cash flow statement shows repurchases inside that window. A falling price can't inflate it; negative means net dilution.

4.57%

Shareholder yield (realized, 1y)Buyback leg + dividend leg: shares retired over the year (4.57%) + dividends paid over that year ($211.2M) ÷ market_cap_at(2024-12-31) ($10.7B). Both legs are measured against the start of the window, so a payout can't shrink its own denominator.

6.54%

Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($83.2M) ÷ today's market cap ($11.6B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.

0.72%2016-12 0.4%2025-12 0.9%+109.5% over the window

Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $83.2M + TTM dividends $211.2M) ÷ today's market cap ($11.6B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.

2.54%2016-12 7.4%2025-12 3.3%-55.6% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E

86th

P/OI

73rd

P/S

99th

P/B

100th

P/FCF

92nd