Pearson Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 2 analysts polled by S&P Global, Pearson stock has a consensus rating of "Sell" and an average price target of $14.2. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 8.74% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $13.3 (-14.52%) and the highest is $15.1 (-2.96%).

Price Target: $14.2 (-8.74%)

Analyst Consensus: Sell

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$13.3	$14.2	$14.2	$15.1
Change	-14.52%	-8.74%	-8.74%	-2.96%

* Price targets were last updated on Mar 9, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Pearson stock is "Sell". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to lead to lower returns than market as a whole.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	2	2	2	2	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	2	2	2	2

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Adrien Hilaire Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Hold Maintains $16 → $14	Hold	Maintains	$16 → $14	-10.67%	Mar 9, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.72B

from 3.58B

3.98%

from 3.58B

Revenue Next Year

3.89B

from 3.72B

4.68%

from 3.72B

EPS This Year

0.70

from 0.64

9.57%

from 0.64

EPS Next Year

0.77

from 0.70

10.92%

from 0.70

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%	3.98%
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%	51.40%
Operating Income	400.00M	299.00M	546.00M	567.00M	505.00M	660.49M
Net Income	177.00M	242.00M	378.00M	434.00M	335.00M	400.39M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.64	0.70
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	4.09%	9.57%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	16.74
Dividend / Share	0.21	0.22	0.23	0.24	0.25	0.27
Dividend Growth	-	4.88%	5.58%	5.73%	5.00%	5.91%
Free Cash Flow	601.50M	576.75M	843.13M	459.00M	863.75M	451.00M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	10

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

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	6.7%
Avg	4.0%
Low	2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	0.70
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	9.6%
Low	-