Pearson Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 11 analysts polled by S&P Global, Pearson stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of 1,238p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 3.57% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,000p (-16.35%) and the highest is 1,420p (+18.78%).

Price Target: 1,238p (+3.57%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	1,000p	1,238p	1,300p	1,420p
Change	-16.35%	+3.57%	+8.74%	+18.78%

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

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	2
Buy	2	2	2	1	0	0
Hold	6	5	5	5	7	8
Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11	10	11	10	11	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Joseph Barnet-Lamb UBS	UBS	Buy Maintains 1,300p	Buy	Maintains	1,300p	+8.74%	Aug 4, 2026
James Tate CFA Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Hold Downgrades 1,365p → 1,375p	Hold	Downgrades	1,365p → 1,375p	+15.01%	Aug 4, 2026
Steve Liechti Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Reiterates 1,033p → 1,130p	Hold	Reiterates	1,033p → 1,130p	-5.48%	Aug 3, 2026
Nick Dempsey Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains 1,210p → 1,260p	Hold	Maintains	1,210p → 1,260p	+5.40%	Aug 3, 2026
David Nolan Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains 1,120p → 1,335p	Hold	Maintains	1,120p → 1,335p	+11.67%	Jul 22, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.72B

from 3.58B

4.02%

from 3.58B

Revenue Next Year

3.89B

from 3.72B

4.57%

from 3.72B

EPS This Year

0.71

from 0.64

11.33%

from 0.64

EPS Next Year

0.79

from 0.71

10.97%

from 0.71

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	3.43B	3.84B	3.67B	3.55B	3.58B	3.72B
Revenue Growth	0.91%	12.05%	-4.35%	-3.32%	0.70%	4.02%
Gross Profit	1.68B	1.80B	1.84B	1.81B	1.86B	1.91B
Gross Margin	49.04%	46.73%	49.95%	50.99%	52.00%	51.21%
Operating Income	400.00M	299.00M	546.00M	567.00M	505.00M	664.18M
Net Income	177.00M	242.00M	378.00M	434.00M	335.00M	400.03M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.64	0.71
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	4.09%	11.33%
Forward PE	16.50	16.97	15.28	19.32	15.53	16.88
Dividend / Share	0.21	0.22	0.23	0.24	0.25	0.27
Dividend Growth	5.13%	4.88%	5.58%	5.73%	5.00%	6.19%
Free Cash Flow	601.50M	576.75M	843.13M	459.00M	863.75M	438.50M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	10

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	3.8B
Avg	3.7B
Low	3.7B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	5.0%
Avg	4.0%
Low	3.1%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	0.74
Avg	0.71
Low	0.68

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	16.9%
Avg	11.3%
Low	7.6%