PSO

NYSE Pearson PLC Sponsored ADR
Oct 8, 2026 · 6:31 PM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$16.33 ↓ -0.30 (-1.80%) Trading Down from the previous close of $16.63, $0.47 below the day’s high of $16.80

YTD change
+16.31%
vs 20-day SMA
+2.03%
vs 200-day SMA
+10.67%

Price ranges

Previous day
$16.29 $16.48
open $16.39 close $16.42
+$0.03 (+0.18%)
Today
$16.34 $16.80
open $16.75 now $16.33
-$0.42 (-2.51%)
Past week
$16.04 $16.48
from $16.05 now $16.33
+$0.28 (+1.74%)
Past month
$15.52 $16.48
from $15.73 now $16.33
+$0.60 (+3.81%)
This year
$12.02 $17.75
from $14.04 now $16.33
+$2.29 (+16.31%)

Price & Performance

+2.97 (+22.08%) / 6M

$13.04$14.69$16.33$17.98Apr 8Jul 9Oct 7

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Very Good
  • The stock is 8.8% away from all-time highs of $17.90
  • PSO is up 16% since the beginning of the year
  • PSO is up 15% over the past 12 months
  • PSO is up 4% over the past 1 month
  • 1% of all PSO investors are betting against PSO
  • Number of investors short PSO has gone up 36% versus last month

PSO reads very good: price sits above both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is +15.6%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable No
EPS $-19.9387
Earnings momentum N/A Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change N/A

Valuation

P/E ratio N/A
Enterprise value $12.1B
Beta 0.26

Balance sheet & scale

Income$427.9K
Revenue$4.9B
Cash$449.9M
Debt$2.3M
Income / Debt 0.18×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Information
Market cap $9.8B

Pearson Plc engages in the business of education, business information, and consumer publishing markets. It operates through the following segments: Assessment and Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Enterprise Learning and Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment and Qualifications segment includes Pearson VUE, US school assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, A levels and international academic qualifications, and associated courseware including the English-speaking Canadian and Australian K-12 businesses, and PDRI. The Virtual Learning segment is involved in virtual schools and online program management. The English Language Learning segment focuses on Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Enterprise Learning and Skills segment offers vocational qualifications, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, and enterprise content and training. The Higher Education segment provides U.S., Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. The company was founded by Pearson Samuel in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
WTKWY Wolters Kluwer N.V. Sponsored ADR $79.33 +1.72%
IFJPY Informa Plc Sponsored ADR $23.20 -2.15%
SPGNY Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA Unsponsored ADR $11.44 -0.95%
MH McGraw Hill, Inc. $13.10 +0.92%
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A $48.80 +0.72%

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