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lon/PSON stock profile: metrics, valuation and analysis

Market cap	7B
Revenue (ttm)	3.6B
Net income (ttm)	319M
EPS (ttm)	GBX 0.50
Shares out	601.1M
P/E (trailing)	23.2x
P/E (forward)	15.5x
Dividend	GBX 0.25 (2.14%)
Volume	1,227,495
Beta	-0.03

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Country	United Kingdom
Country code	UK
Employees	16,665
Employees Change	-451%
Employees Change Percent	-2.63
Enterprise value	GBX 8.4B
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Financial currency	GBP
First seen	2026-05-10
Industry	Publishing
Industry PE	49.16
Industry PE Fwd	13.12
Isin	GB0006776081
Last refreshed	2026-09-11
Market cap	GBX 7B
Price	GBX 1,160
Price currency	GBX
Rev Per Employee	239,630.73x
Sector	Communication Services
Sector PE	52.38
Sector PE Fwd	12.63
Sic	8200
Symbol	lon/PSON
Website	https://plc.pearson.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	4.58%
EV Earnings	26.36x
EV/EBIT	16.3x
EV/EBITDA	13.12x
EV/FCF	10.99x
EV/Sales	2.31x
FCF yield	10.98%
Forward P/E	15.5x
P/B ratio	2.08x
P/E ratio	23.15x
P/S ratio	1.92x
PE Ratio10 Y	18.15x
PE Ratio3 Y	18.7x
PE Ratio5 Y	20.43x
PEG ratio	1.53x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	14.12%
EBITDA Margin	16.62%
FCF margin	21.05%
Gross margin	52.04%
Gross Profit	GBX 1.9B
Gross Profit Growth	4.42%
Gross Profit Growth Q	3.53%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	0.04%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	1.62%
Net Income	GBX 319M
Net Income Growth	-27.66%
Net Income Growth Q	-9.76%
Net Income Growth Qo Q	-13.45%
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Net Income Growth3 Y	2.99%
Net Income Growth5 Y	2.72%
Pretax Margin	12.22%
Profit Margin	8.78%
Profit Per Employee	GBX 21,035
Profitable Quarters	GBX 18
Profitable Years	9
ROA	5.09
Roa5y	4.14
ROCE	9.8
ROE	9.16
Roe5y	7.68
ROIC	7.71
Roic5y	7.73

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	6.93%
Cagr15y	3.96%
Cagr1y	12.81%
Cagr20y	5.95%
Cagr3y	12.06%
Cagr5y	11.45%
Div CAGR10	-6.84%
Div CAGR3	5.34%
Div CAGR5	5.27%
EPS Growth	-23.44
EPS Growth Q	-2.86
EPS Growth Qo Q	-9.25
EPS Growth Years	0
EPS Growth3 Y	7.55
EPS Growth5 Y	6.28
FCF Growth	6.99%
FCF Growth Q	77.53%
FCF Growth Qo Q	-29.62%
FCF Growth3 Y	29.16%
FCF Growth5 Y	13.68%
OCF Growth	8.33%
OCF Growth Q	78.13%
OCF Growth Qo Q	-26.29%
OCF Growth10 Y	11.89%
OCF Growth3 Y	25.58%
OCF Growth5 Y	12.02%
Revenue Growth	3.24x
Revenue Growth Q	3.31x
Revenue Growth Qo Q	-4.1x
Revenue Growth Quarters	2x
Revenue Growth Years	1x
Revenue Growth3 Y	-2.59x
Revenue Growth5 Y	0.74x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	GBX 0.58
Assets	GBX 6.4B
Cash	GBX 339M
Current Assets	GBX 2.3B
Current Liabilities	GBX 1.1B
Debt	GBX 1.8B
Debt EBITDA	GBX 2.76
Debt Equity	GBX 0.52
Debt FCF	GBX 2.3
Equity	GBX 3.4B
Interest Coverage	6.04
Liabilities	GBX 3B
Long Term Assets	GBX 4.1B
Long Term Liabilities	GBX 1.9B
Net Cash	GBX -1.4B
Net Cash By Market Cap	GBX -20.4
Net Debt EBITDA	GBX 2.35
Net Debt Equity	GBX 0.42
Net Debt FCF	GBX 1.86
Tangible Book Value	GBX 324M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	GBX 0.53
WACC	3.95

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	2
Inventory Turnover	24.38
Net Working Capital	GBX 872M
Quick ratio	1.2
Working Capital	GBX 1.1B
Working Capital Turnover	GBX 2.94

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	5.85%
Dividend Growth	4.92%
Dividend Growth Years	7%
Dividend per share	GBX 0.25
Dividend Years	35
Dividend Yield	2.14%
Ex Div Date	2026-08-13
Last Dividend	GBX 0.08
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio	49.53%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	95.49%
1Y total return	12.8%
200-day SMA	1,080.9
3Y total return	40.72%
50-day SMA	1,225.8
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
5Y total return	71.96%
All Time High	2,578
All Time High Change	-55.02%
All Time High Date	2000-03-09
All Time Low	302
All Time Low Change	283.94%
All Time Low Date	1992-09-08
ATR	25.93
Beta	-0.03
Beta1y	0.22
Beta2y	0.03
Ch YTD	10.43
High	1,160
High52	1,337
High52 Date	2026-07-29
High52ch	-13.28%
Low	1,135
Low52	874.8
Low52 Date	2026-02-06
Low52ch	32.55%
Ma50ch	-5.41%
Price vs 200-day SMA	7.27%
RSI	36.02
RSI Monthly	55.35
RSI Weekly	51.16
Sharpe ratio	0.46x
Sharpe Ratio3y	0.44x
Sharpe Ratio5y	0.41x
Sortino ratio	0.8
Sortino Ratio3y	0.87
Sortino Ratio5y	0.81
Total Return	7.99%
Tr YTD	13.17
Tr15y	79.07%
Tr1m	-4.61%
Tr1w	-1.99%
Tr3m	1.09%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	594,042,282%
Net Borrowing	202,000,000
Shares Insiders	0.34%
Shares Institutions	88%
Shares Out	601,140,494
Shares Qo Q	-4.23%
Shares Yo Y	-5.85%

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Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	GBX 726M
Adjusted OCF	767,000,000
Average Volume	1,583,515.4x
Bv Per Share	5.42
CAPEX	GBX -41M
Ch10y	46.77
Ch15y	7.86
Ch1m	-5.27
Ch1w	-1.99
Ch1y	10.06
Ch20y	56.16
Ch3m	0.39
Ch3y	31.49
Ch5y	52.49
Ch6m	18.49
Change	-0.6%
Change From Open	0.39
Close	1,166.5
Days Gap	-0.99
Depreciation Amortization	91,000,000
Dollar Volume	1,423,280,452.5
Earnings Date	2026-10-12
EBIT	GBX 513M
EBITDA	GBX 604M
EPS	GBX 0.5
F Score	6
FCF	GBX 765M
FCF EV Yield	9.1x
FCF Per Share	GBX 1.27
Financing CF	-549,000,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	1,844
Goodwill	2,452,000,000
Graham Number	816.8
Graham Upside	-29.56
Income Tax	GBX 125M
Investing CF	-282,000,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Last Earnings Date	2026-07-31
Last Report Date	2026-06-30
Last Split Date	1992-06-15
Last Split Type	Forward
Lynch Fair Value	GBX 265
Lynch Upside	-77.12
Ma150	1,107.4
Ma150ch	4.71%
Ma20	1,194.8
Ma20ch	-2.96%
Net CF	-15,000,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-10-12
Open	1,155
P FCF Ratio	9.11
P FCF Ratio SBC	9.6
P OCF Ratio	8.65
P OCF Ratio SBC	9.09
Payment Date	2026-09-14
Position In Range	98
Ppne	221,000,000
Price Date	2026-09-10
Price EBITDA	GBX 11.54
Ptbv Ratio	21.51
Relative Volume	0.81x
Revenue	3,634,000,000x
SBC By Revenue	1.07x
Share Based Comp	39,000,000
Tax By Revenue	3.44x
Tax Rate	28.15%
Tr20y	217.9%
Tr6m	21.43%
Volume	1,227,495
Z Score	2.42

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