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Pearson plc
PSON.L: LSELowest reading is at 33 out of 100. All scores are out of 100.
About The Company
CEO
Mr. Omar Paul Abbosh
Market Cap
7.32 Billion GBp
Sector
Communication Services
Website
https://plc.pearson.comLast Update
26/09/2026, 10:23:58
Description
Pearson plc provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally.
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Strongest readings
- ✔Debt is low at 0.41 times equity
- ✔Share count has been falling at 2.92% per year
- ✔Financial health is strong (health score 67 out of 100)
Weakest readings
- ✘Revenue is growing at 0.70% per year while free cashflow is falling
- ✘The current price sits above estimated fair value (margin of safety -54.18%)
- ✘Earnings and cashflow growth is weak (growth score 33 out of 100)
- ✘Price-to-earnings of 24.1 is above the market average of 19.6
Key Figures
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Price / earnings (TTM) | 24.08x | 19.60x | |
| ✘ | Margin of safety (DCF) | -54.18% | 17.95% | |
| ✘ | Revenue growth (5y average) | 0.70% | 10.97% | |
| ✔ | Dividend yield (TTM) | 2.16% | 1.85% | |
| ✔ | Share count, per year | -2.92% | 0.00% | |
| ✘ | Return on capital employed | 7.85% | 10.00% |
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Valuation
36 / 100Priced above the market on most measures.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Price / earnings | 24.08x | 19.60x | |
| ✔ | Free cashflow yield | 8.89% | 4.70% | |
| Price / earnings growth | N/A | 1.50x | ||
| Price / book | 218.26x | — | ||
| ✘ | Margin of safety | -54.18% | 17.95% |
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- ✘Estimated intrinsic value of 558.29 GBp is below the current price of 1.22 Thousand GBp
Desired Margin Of Safety
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Estimated Fair Value: 13.8 GBp ✘
Current Price: 1218.5 GBp
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Growth
33 / 100Growing more slowly than the market on most measures.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Revenue growth | 0.70% | 10.97% | |
| ✔ | Earnings growth | 21.47% | 14.48% | |
| ✘ | Cashflow growth | -22.02% | 12.35% |
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- ✘Revenue is growing at 0.70% per year while free cashflow is falling at 22.02% per year
Health
67 / 100Balance sheet covers its obligations.
Measured on Leverage and capital, Funding and liquidity, Earnings quality.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altman-Z score | N/A | 3.00 | ||
| ✔ | Piotroski score | 7.00 | 5.00 | |
| ✔ | Debt / equity | 0.41x | 0.80x | |
| Current ratio | N/A | 1.00x | ||
| ✔ | Interest coverage | 5.17x | 2.50x | |
| ✘ | Free cashflow / debt | 0.00x | 0.15x | |
| ✔ | Debt / capital | 0.29x | 1.00x |
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Dividend
69 / 100Covered, with limited headroom.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Dividend yield | 2.16% | 1.85% | |
| ✔ | Dividend growth | 2.56% | 0.00% | |
| ✘ | Payout ratio (earnings) | 49.53% | 40.00% | |
| ✔ | Payout ratio (cashflow) | 24.23% | 65.00% | |
| ✔ | Worst year, last 5 years | 2.23% | -2.00% |
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- ✔Dividend growth has been accelerating recently
Management
80 / 100Returns on capital are at or above the market.
| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Market avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✘ | Return on equity | 9.18% | 15.00% | |
| ✘ | Return on capital employed | 7.85% | 10.00% | |
| Return on assets | 5.19% | — | ||
| Free cashflow return on capital | N/A | — | ||
| ✔ | Return on capital, 5y change | 3.85% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Share count, per year | -2.92% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Share count, recent | -7.62% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Realized buyback return | 567.61% | 0.00% | |
| ✔ | Goodwill erosion / equity | 1.59% | 2.00% | |
| Price volatility, 5 year | 28.00% | — |
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- ✘Shares were repurchased while the value score was only 36 out of 100
Analysts
not enough data| Status | Metric | Value | Reading | Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyst opinion score | N/A | 50 |
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Financial History
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Market Peers
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SEC Filings
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Company Name
Pearson plc
Currency
GBp
Beta
-0.034
Vol Avg
1804094
Ceo
Mr. Omar Paul Abbosh
Cik
Cusip
Exchange
LSE
Full Time Employees
13665
Industry
Publishing
Sector
Communication Services
Ipo Date
Address
80 Strand
City
London
State
Country
United Kingdom
Zip
WC2R 0RL
Phone
44 20 7010 2000
Analysis Last Updated
26/09/2026, 10:23:58
Financial data compiled from SEC EDGAR filings and Yahoo Finance.