Pearson plc

PSON.L·LSE·Communication Services
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1,360.50−8.50 (−0.62%)today
At close: Oct 21, 4:36 PM BST · May be delayed up to 15 min · GBX

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Key statistics

Previous close1,369.00
Open1,361.00
Day range1,357.501,376.00
52-week range874.801,389.50
Off day high−1.13%
Off 52-week high−2.09%
Volume991.44K
Avg. volume (3M)1.77M
Market cap8.18B
EPS (TTM)0.5000
Forward P/E17.21
P/E ratio (TTM)27.21
Dividend yield1.87% (0.2600)
Beta (5Y)-0.05
Shares outstanding601.07M
Short interest—
Earnings dateJul 31, 2026
Analyst target1,251.82
Profit margin8.78%

Against its peers

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PSON.L WLY 601928.SS SCHL FUTR.L EDUC
Market cap 8.18B 2.63B 22.70B 708.21M 266.46M 8.81M
P/E (TTM) 27.2 14.0 17.2 27.1 8.2 5.2
Forward P/E 17.2 9.8 11.6 17.8 2.9 2.5
Price/book 2.5 3.3 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.2
Dividend yield 1.87% 2.74% 5.53% 2.59% 5.67% —
1-year change +22.56% +38.42% −14.31% +38.25% −52.57% −27.97%
Today −0.62% −0.73% −1.33% −0.62% +1.40% +0.29%

The closest companies by business and industry (Publishing). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

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The businesses closest to Pearson's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.WLY · Publishing 2.63B 51.90 −0.73%
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corporation Limited601928.SS · Publishing 22.70B 8.92 −1.33%
Scholastic CorporationSCHL · Publishing 708.21M 38.47 −0.62%
Future plcFUTR.L · Publishing 266.46M 304.20 +1.40%
Educational Development CorporationEDUC · Publishing 8.81M 1.0330 +0.29%
McGraw Hill, Inc.MH · Education & Training Services 2.75B 14.39 +0.81%
Diploma PLCDPLM.L · Industrial Distribution 10.06B 7,505.00 +0.27%
Stride, Inc.LRN · Education & Training Services 3.11B 74.79 −5.28%

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The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Pearson's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
RELX PLCREL.L · Correlation 0.58 51.64B 2,973.00 +1.54%
WPP plcWPP.L · Correlation 0.31 4.28B 396.50 +0.33%

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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC ORD USD0.20SN.L 9.11B 1,088.50 +0.09%
KINGFISHER PLC ORD 15 5/7PKGF.L 5.60B 343.80 −0.87%

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Latest news

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Football Australia·Positive

Pearson: We really played like Aussies

Australian captain and FIFA Player of the Match, Willa Pearson, praised the Aussie spirit of her team after the CommBank Junior Matildas secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Chile in their historic FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco…

The Black Chronicle·Negative

Judge sides with Pearson in battle over Memphis Council ban

The Black Chronicle (The Center Square) – A U.S. District Court judge said the Memphis City Council’s ban on Tennessee congressional candidate Justin Pearson would lead Pearson to “suffer an injury” to his First Amendment rights, clearing…

Milesopedia·

Amex Offers: Marriott Bonvoy and Pearson Airport Dining

Targeted Amex Offers: a $60 credit at Marriott Bonvoy when you spend $250 by December 31, 2026, plus a $30 dining credit at Toronto Pearson Airport. Independent since 2015. Our reviews and rankings are based on an objective assessment —…

meadowlakeNOW·

Meadow Lake’s Avery Pearson races to first pro contract

For the past five years, Avery Pearson has put her shoes through thousands of kilometres on the track. Now with a professional contract in hand, the Meadow Lake, Sask. product can look back at how far she’s come. “I put in the honest work…

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Mentioned with

Amazon7Google7Microsoft7Toronto Pearson7Air Canada6Goldman Sachs6SpaceX6Bank of America5

People in the coverage

Pearson13Christopher Ruane6Doug Ford6Harvey Jones6Harvey Jones Harvey Jones6Mark Carney6

Themes

Canada9Politics9Artificial Intelligence7Airlines6Transport6Lead Story5Ontario5SEC Filings5

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