Pearson plc (LON:PSON)
United Kingdom flag United Kingdom · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
1,294.50
+0.50 (0.04%)
Nov 12, 2026, 12:13 PM GMT

Pearson Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 10 analysts polled by S&P Global, Pearson stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of 1,289p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.46% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,050p (-18.89%) and the highest is 1,440p (+11.24%).

Price Target: 1,289p (-0.46%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price1,050p1,289p1,330p1,440p
Change-18.89%-0.46%+2.74%+11.24%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Pearson stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingJun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
Strong Buy332100
Buy100000
Hold578899
Sell111111
Strong Sell000100
Total101111111010

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
1,325p
HoldMaintains1,325p+2.36%Nov 2, 2026
Citi
Citi
Hold
Reiterates
1,440p
HoldReiterates1,440p+11.24%Oct 26, 2026
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Maintains
1,130p
HoldMaintains1,130p-12.71%Oct 23, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Maintains
1,380p
HoldMaintains1,380p+6.60%Oct 22, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Downgrades
1,300p
HoldDowngrades1,300p+0.42%Oct 8, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.72B
from 3.58B
Increased by 4.10%
Revenue Next Year
3.92B
from 3.72B
Increased by 5.36%
EPS This Year
0.71
from 0.64
Increased by 11.17%
EPS Next Year
0.78
from 0.71
Increased by 10.96%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.43B3.84B3.67B3.55B3.58B3.72B
Revenue Growth
0.91%12.05%-4.35%-3.32%0.70%4.10%
Gross Profit
1.68B1.80B1.84B1.81B1.86B1.90B
Gross Margin
49.04%46.73%49.95%50.99%52.00%51.15%
Operating Income
400.00M299.00M546.00M567.00M505.00M664.14M
Net Income
177.00M242.00M378.00M434.00M335.00M376.23M
EPS
----0.640.71
EPS Growth
----4.09%11.17%
Forward PE
16.5016.9715.2819.3215.5318.31
Dividend / Share
0.210.220.230.240.250.27
Dividend Growth
5.13%4.88%5.58%5.73%5.00%5.17%
Free Cash Flow
----522.00M399.50M
No. Analysts
-----9
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High3.8B
Avg3.7B
Low3.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
4.9%
Avg
4.1%
Low
3.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.74
Avg0.71
Low0.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
16.5%
Avg
11.2%
Low
7.9%