Valuation: Pearson plc

Market Cap 7.97B 10.59B 9.31B 8.69B 14.92B 1,014B 15.29B 103B 40.28B 502B 39.76B 38.9B 1,735B P/E 2026 *
21x
P/E 2027 * 18.9x
Enterprise Value 8.98B 11.93B 10.48B 9.78B 16.8B 1,142B 17.22B 116B 45.36B 565B 44.77B 43.8B 1,954B EV / Sales 2026 *
2.41x
EV / Sales 2027 * 2.31x
Free-Float
99.32%
Yield 2026 *
2%
Yield 2027 * 2.15%
1 day+0.66%
1 week+10.07%
Current month+12.50%
1 month+12.50%
3 months+24.39%
6 months+41.67%
Current year+29.66%
1 week 14
Extreme 14
15.3
1 month 13.8
Extreme 13.8
15.3
Current year 10.1
Extreme 10.1
15.3
1 year 10.1
Extreme 10.1
15.3
3 years 9.05
Extreme 9.05
16.6
5 years 6.55
Extreme 6.55
16.6
10 years 4.64
Extreme 4.64
16.6
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 60 08/01/2024
Director of Finance/CFO 53 08/05/2026
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 51 02/07/2024
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 60 01/05/2019
Director/Board Member 62 01/05/2019
Director/Board Member 61 01/10/2021
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+0.66%+10.07% - - 10.59B
+0.74%+6.35%-35.63%+22.98% 5.22B
+1.67%+1.56%-11.44%-9.47% 3.66B
-1.10%+1.88%-3.01%+1.68% 3.25B
-0.54%+3.62%-10.95%-12.23% 2.99B
+2.62%+12.63%+40.67%+64.12% 2.79B
+1.86%+1.86%-19.72%-6.29% 2.76B
+10.03%+13.01%-4.29%-33.45% 2.24B
-0.14%+8.33%-35.89%+41.82% 1.76B
+3.73%+9.01%-5.86%+29.44% 1.66B
Average +1.95%+4.79%-9.57%+10.95% 2.93B
Weighted average by Cap. +1.43%+4.24%-11.16%+10.00%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 3.72B 4.94B 4.34B 4.05B 6.96B 473B 7.13B 48.04B 18.79B 234B 18.54B 18.14B 809B 3.89B 5.17B 4.54B 4.24B 7.28B 495B 7.46B 50.24B 19.65B 245B 19.39B 18.97B 846B
Net income 400M 531M 467M 436M 748M 50.88B 767M 5.17B 2.02B 25.18B 1.99B 1.95B 87.04B 429M 569M 500M 467M 802M 54.53B 822M 5.54B 2.17B 26.98B 2.14B 2.09B 93.28B
Net Debt 1.01B 1.34B 1.17B 1.1B 1.88B 128B 1.93B 12.99B 5.08B 63.32B 5.02B 4.91B 219B 996M 1.32B 1.16B 1.09B 1.86B 127B 1.91B 12.87B 5.03B 62.72B 4.97B 4.86B 217B
Logo Pearson plc
Pearson plc specializes in books publishing, namely educational books, higher education books and professional training books. The group also offers educational evaluation services and on-line learning service, as well as the operation of schools, colleges and universities. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (13.7%), Europe (3.4%), the United States (68.8%), Asia/Pacific (8.8%), Canada (1.9%) and other (3.4%).
Employees
15,165
Date Price Change
30/07/26 15.30 +0.66%
29/07/26 €15.20 +4.11%
28/07/26 €14.60 +3.55%
27/07/26 €14.10 +0.71%
24/07/26 €14.00 +0.72%
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
-
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
11
Last Close Price
13.26GBP
Average target price
12.24GBP
Spread / Average Target
-7.70%

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise