Pearson plc (LON:PSON)
London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
1,132.00
-0.50 (-0.04%)
Jun 23, 2026, 4:35 PM GMT

Pearson Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 11 analysts polled by S&P Global, Pearson stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of 1,183p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 4.51% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,000p (-11.66%) and the highest is 1,430p (+26.33%).

Price Target: 1,183p (+4.51%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price1,000p1,183p1,130p1,430p
Change-11.66%+4.51%-0.18%+26.33%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Pearson stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy333333
Buy222222
Hold666555
Sell000011
Strong Sell000000
Total111111101111

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
1,130p
HoldMaintains1,130p-0.18%Jun 17, 2026
Citi
Citi
Buy
Maintains
1,300p
BuyMaintains1,300p+14.84%Jun 14, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Reiterates
1,350p
BuyReiterates1,350p+19.26%Jun 6, 2026
Unknown Analyst
Deutsche Bank
No rating
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Reiterates
1,033p
HoldReiterates1,033p-8.75%May 5, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Maintains
1,100p
HoldMaintains1,100p-2.83%May 1, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.72B
from 3.58B
Increased by 3.98%
Revenue Next Year
3.89B
from 3.72B
Increased by 4.68%
EPS This Year
0.70
from 0.64
Increased by 9.57%
EPS Next Year
0.77
from 0.70
Increased by 10.92%
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%3.98%
Gross Profit
1.68B1.80B1.84B1.81B1.86B1.91B
Gross Margin
49.04%46.73%49.95%50.99%52.00%51.40%
Operating Income
400.00M299.00M546.00M567.00M505.00M660.49M
Net Income
177.00M242.00M378.00M434.00M335.00M400.39M
EPS
----0.640.70
EPS Growth
----4.09%9.57%
Forward PE
16.5016.9715.2819.3215.5316.24
Dividend / Share
0.210.220.230.240.250.27
Dividend Growth
-4.88%5.58%5.73%5.00%5.91%
Free Cash Flow
601.50M576.75M843.13M459.00M863.75M451.00M
No. Analysts
-----10
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
6.7%
Avg
4.0%
Low
2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High-
Avg0.70
Low-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg
9.6%
Low-