Pearson/£PSON

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About Pearson

Pearson PLC listed in the U.K., is an educational provider. The company has been divesting non-core businesses such as the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider. While Pearson's primary activity centers on higher education, the firm also operates in providing clinical assessments, professional certification, and testing.

Ticker

£PSON

Primary listing

LSE

Employees

17,116

Pearson Metrics

BasicAdvanced
£6.8B
16.08
£0.65
0.30
£0.24
2.28%

What the Analysts think about Pearson

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Pearson stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Pearson has signed a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud, in addition to deals with Microsoft and AWS, to bring personalized AI-powered learning tools to market, positioning it as a digital education leader (Reuters)
For H1 2025, Pearson reported 2% underlying sales growth and a 2% rise in adjusted operating profit, reaffirming full-year 2025 guidance and demonstrating resilience in its main business lines (Reuters)
After the H1 2025 results, Pearson shares climbed over 4% as management confirmed 2025 forecasts based on consensus for 4.4% sales growth and £611 million in adjusted operating profit, reflecting strong investor confidence (Reuters)
Underlying H1 2025 sales growth of just 2% is well below Pearson’s mid-single-digit medium-term CAGR target, pointing to slower progress toward its strategic growth goals (Reuters)
Pearson shares have fallen 17% year-to-date, lagging the FTSE 100 by more than 20%, indicating investors remain skeptical about the company's short-term growth outlook (Reuters)
In Q1 2025, underlying sales in Virtual Learning and English Language Learning dropped 4% and 6% respectively, highlighting ongoing challenges in key digital and testing segments (RNS)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Sept 2025.

Pearson Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Pearson Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
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