Pearson, PLC (PSO)

Last Closing Price: 18.24 (2026-10-16)

Company Description

Pearson is a global media conglomerate. They publish books, periodicals, reports and screen-based services for professional communities worldwide, under brand names which include the Financial Times, Pitman Publishing andChurchill Livingstone.

Financials, Fundamental Metrics & Ratios
Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $4.72B
Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $441.77M
PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) 19.32
PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) --
PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) 1.66
Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) --
Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) 2.38
Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) 13.73
Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) --
Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) --
Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) --
Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) --
Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 2.00
Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 1.94
Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 0.50
Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) --
Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) $7.60
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) --
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $0.84
Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) --
Stock
Exchange NYSE
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Industry Publishing
Common Shares Outstanding 601.79M
Free Float 600.95M
Market Capitalization $10.75B
Average Volume (Last 20 Days) 0.73M
Beta (Past 60 Months) 0.35
Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) 0.14%
Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) 2.14%
Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) $0.22
Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) 1.24%