PSO
Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.
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À propos
Pearson plc
- Nom
- Pearson plc
- Secteur
- Communication Services
- Industrie
- Publishing
- Bourse
- NYSE
- Capitalisation
- $11.0B
- Employés
- 17,116
- PDG
- Omar Paul Abbosh
- Site web
- https://plc.pearson.com
- Marché
- DCBOGHCLOPELRNMHSCHL
Pearson plc is a prominent international provider of educational content, evaluations, and related services. Its operations span the globe, with a significant presence in regions such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and various other European countries. The company structures its diverse offerings across five main divisions: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Higher Education, and Workforce Skills. The Assessment & Qualifications segment oversees a wide array of examinations and certifications. This includes professional and vocational testing through Pearson VUE, standardized student assessments for the US and UK (such as GCSEs and A-levels), clinical assessments, and various international academic qualifications. Virtual Learning is dedicated to digital education, delivering virtual school environments and managing online learning programs for institutions. The English Language Learning division focuses on English language instruction, offering the Pearson Test of English, institutional courseware, and online English learning solutions. The Higher Education segment is responsible for developing and distributing educational materials and resources specifically for post-secondary institutions across the US, Canada, and other international markets. Finally, Workforce Skills aims to equip individuals with career-ready competencies. Its portfolio features vocational qualifications like BTEC and GED, talent assessment tools such as TalentLens, workforce intelligence provided by Faethm, direct education through Pearson College, and apprenticeship programs. Founded in 1844, Pearson plc maintains its corporate headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-13 | Daniel Goldman | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-03-18 | Greg Gianforte | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.
PSO shows solid liquidity and operational efficiency (score 85), but the catalyst picture is weak with no defined event-driven signal and low confidence (0.45), dragging the composite score to a moderate level.
The first sentence of the analysis written for PSO on 2026-10-06 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
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- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 2.00 · operating margin 17%
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.0% | 51.0% | 49.9% | 46.7% | 49.0% | |
| Ebit Margin | 14.9% | 16.6% | 14.9% | 9.9% | 6.8% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 30.8% | 31.4% | 29.9% | 24.2% | 21.9% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 17.3% | 15.2% | 13.6% | 7.1% | 5.3% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 12.5% | 14.4% | 13.4% | 8.4% | 5.2% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 9.2% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.2% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 9.2% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.998 | 1.846 | 1.733 | 1.905 | 2.039 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.941 | 1.796 | 1.668 | 1.834 | 1.977 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.322 | 0.338 | 0.336 | 0.273 | 0.227 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.287 | 0.367 | 0.222 | 0.377 | 0.593 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 20.840 | 20.447 | 18.233 | 28.233 | 26.984 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.010 | 1.084 | 0.301 | 0.649 | -0.615 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.010 | 1.084 | 0.301 | 0.649 | -0.615 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 20.840 | 20.447 | 18.233 | 28.233 | 26.984 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -1.010 | 1.084 | 0.301 | 0.649 | -0.615 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.864 | 2.182 | 1.744 | 1.562 | 1.096 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 1.897 | 2.481 | 1.887 | 1.790 | 1.365 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 10.497 | 17.517 | 17.372 | 22.621 | 31.201 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 10.056 | 14.052 | 13.203 | 19.049 | 14.356 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.230 | 0.214 | 0.173 | 0.170 | 0.191 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.407 | 0.365 | 0.292 | 0.282 | 0.328 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.289 | 0.267 | 0.226 | 0.220 | 0.247 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.216 | 0.149 | 0.133 | 0.122 | 0.137 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.770 | 1.707 | 1.693 | 1.660 | 1.720 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 2.972 | 3.117 | 3.103 | 2.578 | 2.055 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.582 | 0.424 | 0.374 | 0.244 | 0.206 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.189 | 0.177 | 0.143 | 0.094 | 0.095 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.958 | 0.802 | 0.760 | 0.842 | 0.460 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 7.497 | 3.161 | 15.375 | 8.958 | 4.852 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 8.901 | 6.848 | 8.164 | 3.928 | 2.691 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 10.904 | 2.508 | 175.000 | 13.885 | 3.747 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.456 | 0.426 | 0.452 | 0.291 | 0.233 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 23.793 | 5.056 | 4.167 | 6.333 | 1.852 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.651 | 2.239 | 1.875 | 1.695 | 1.003 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.478 | 0.359 | 0.407 | 0.645 | 0.842 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 7.194 | 8.735 | 7.092 | 8.129 | 6.848 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.0% | ▲1.0% | ▲2.3% |
| Ebit Margin | 14.9% | ▼-1.7% | ▲2.3% |
| Ebitda Margin | 30.8% | ▼-0.5% | ▲3.2% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 17.3% | ▲2.1% | ▲5.6% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 12.5% | ▼-1.9% | ▲1.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 9.2% | ▼-3.1% | ▲0.5% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.2% | ▼-3.1% | ▲0.5% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 9.2% | ▼-3.1% | ▲0.5% |
| Current Ratio | 1.998 | ▲0.152 | ▲0.094 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.941 | ▲0.146 | ▲0.098 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.322 | ▼-0.016 | ▲0.023 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.287 | ▼-0.081 | ▼-0.083 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 20.840 | ▲0.393 | ▼-2.107 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.010 | ▼-2.094 | ▼-1.092 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.010 | ▼-2.094 | ▼-1.092 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 20.840 | ▲0.393 | ▼-2.107 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -1.010 | ▼-2.094 | ▼-1.092 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.864 | ▼-0.318 | ▲0.174 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 1.897 | ▼-0.583 | ▲0.013 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 10.497 | ▼-7.019 | ▼-9.344 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 10.056 | ▼-3.997 | ▼-4.087 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.230 | ▲0.016 | ▲0.035 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.407 | ▲0.042 | ▲0.072 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.289 | ▲0.022 | ▲0.039 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.216 | ▲0.067 | ▲0.065 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.770 | ▲0.064 | ▲0.060 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 2.972 | ▼-0.145 | ▲0.207 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.582 | ▲0.158 | ▲0.216 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.189 | ▲0.012 | ▲0.049 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.958 | ▲0.156 | ▲0.194 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 7.497 | ▲4.336 | ▼-0.471 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 8.901 | ▲2.053 | ▲2.795 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 10.904 | ▲8.396 | ▼-30.305 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.456 | ▲0.030 | ▲0.084 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 23.793 | ▲18.737 | ▲15.553 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.651 | ▲1.411 | ▲1.558 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.478 | ▲0.118 | ▼-0.069 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 7.194 | ▼-1.541 | ▼-0.406 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $6.79B | $8.81B | $6.93B | $6.88B | $4.68B | |
| Enterprise value | $7.94B | $9.74B | $7.78B | $7.56B | $5.14B | |
| EV / Sales | 2.22x | 2.74x | 2.12x | 1.97x | 1.50x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 11.76x | 15.53x | 14.82x | 20.94x | 15.78x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 12.27x | 19.36x | 19.50x | 24.87x | 34.29x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.19x | 8.73x | 7.09x | 8.13x | 6.85x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.04x | 0.83x | 0.77x | 0.73x | 0.62x | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 1.85x | 1.73x | 1.91x | 2.04x | |
| Income quality | 1.48x | 1.23x | 1.39x | 1.49x | 2.04x | |
| Graham number | $8 | $9 | $8 | $7 | $5 | |
| Graham net-net | -$2 | -$2 | -$2 | -$2 | -$2 | |
| Tax burden | 73.3% | 85.1% | 76.7% | 75.2% | 100.0% | |
| Interest burden | 84.0% | 86.6% | 89.8% | 85.0% | 76.0% | |
| Working capital | $1.16B | $1.25B | $1.03B | $1.34B | $1.64B | |
| Invested capital | $4.37B | $4.49B | $4.34B | $4.77B | $4.78B | |
| Return on assets | 5.1% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 3.3% | 2.4% | |
| Operating ROA | 9.3% | 7.9% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 2.5% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 9.5% | 11.2% | 10.4% | 5.9% | 3.9% | |
| Return on equity | 9.0% | 10.7% | 9.5% | 5.5% | 4.1% | |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | 8.1% | 7.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.7% | 10.0% | 9.4% | 4.6% | 3.2% | |
| Earnings yield | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 3.8% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.5% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 3.2% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 4.2% | 19.8% | 24.0% | 15.8% | 54.0% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 5.1% | 23.6% | 23.2% | 10.0% | 43.1% | |
| Capex / Sales | 0.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 5.1% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 36.2% | 36.8% | 37.1% | 37.7% | 40.4% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 8.1% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 46.6% | 43.9% | 45.9% | 43.5% | 37.7% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 112d | 104d | 83d | 81d | 94d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 221d | 57d | 63d | 62d | 73d | |
| Operating cycle | 126d | 119d | 101d | 100d | 114d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -96d | 62d | 38d | 38d | 41d |
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Recent news
- 2026-10-05 Pearson, PLC (NYSE:PSO) Stock Now Rated “Hold” by Sell-Side Analysts Shares of Pearson, PLC (NYSE: PSO - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Several
- 2026-09-29 Pearson Acquires Workera, a Pioneer in AI-Native Enterprise Assessment and Skills Verification Pearson strengthens enterprise offering with adaptive assessment and skills intelligence to meet growing demand for workforce transformation in the era of AI LONDON, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world''s lifelong learning company, today announced it has agreed to acquire Workera, the AI-native skills intelligence platform used by leading enterprises to verify what their workforce can actually do.
- 2026-09-28 Pearson and Namibox Sign Strategic Cooperation Memorandum, Join Forces to Shape a New Global Learning and Education Landscape in the AI Era SHANGHAI, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During the 48th WorldSkills Competition, Pearson (NYSE: PSO), a global lifelong learning company, and Namibox (Nasdaq: NAMI), a China-based K-12 digital education platform, formally signed a strategic cooperation memorandum.
- 2026-09-24 Pearson research warns of a ''triple capability gap'' emerging as AI adoption outpaces education and training in skilled occupations SHANGHAI, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) today launched new research, For Every Future: Preparing Early-Career Skilled Trade, Technical and Service Talent for an AI-Infused World, at the WorldSkills International Conference 2026 in Shanghai.
- 2026-09-08 All You Need to Know About Pearson (PSO) Rating Upgrade to Buy Pearson (PSO) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company''s earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
- 2026-09-08 Pearson and Illinois Tech to Explore Employability Pathways and Workforce-Focused Learning Credentials Strategic collaboration aims to expand opportunities in artificial intelligence, healthcare education, workforce readiness, and lifelong learning HOBOKEN, N.J. and CHICAGO, Sept.
- 2026-09-02 Pearson rally halts as Citi turns neutral on valuation concerns Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON) was downgraded by Citi on Wednesday, as the investment bank moved its rating on the global education group to ''neutral'' following an extended share price rally. The shares fell 3% to 1,193.75p in London trading as Citi adopted a ''neutral'' stance and adjusted its financial models after a circa 40% rally in the stock since the February low.
- 2026-08-18 Allied Gold Announces Addition of Joanna Pearson to Board of Directors TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allied Gold Corporation (TSX: AAUC; NYSE: AAUC) (“Allied” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanna Pearson to its Board of Directors as an independent director, effective immediately. Ms. Pearson has over 25 years of international experience in financial reporting, risk management and strategic financial transformation in the mining sector.
- 2026-07-31 Pearson H1 Earnings Call Highlights Pearson NYSE: PSO reported higher revenue, profit and earnings per share for the first half of 2026 and said it remains on track to meet its full-year guidance, as growth in Virtual Learning, Enterprise Learning & Skills and several assessment businesses offset pressure in English language testing.
- 2026-07-31 Pearson plc (PSO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Pearson plc (PSO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript