Stock profile

Pearson PLC

PSON.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB0006776081

Market tone: Positive sentiment score 0.99 from 1 mentions, latest 17 Mar 2026.

Open 1,163.00p Prev close 1,159.50p Volume 757,977
Frequency Semi-annual 1.8 events/year
Trend Falling 2022-2026 payout trend
Volatility 11.08% annual payout CV
Growth -4.36% annualised payout

Recent Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend16.6pFinal Event yield1.20% - 1.39%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-5.71%price move Decl28 Feb Ex-div20 Mar Pay09 May
Dividend7.8pInterim Event yield0.69% - 0.73%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop0.00%price move Decl01 Aug Ex-div14 Aug Pay15 Sep
Dividend17.4pFinal Event yield1.74% - 1.82%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-2.85%price move Decl27 Feb Ex-div19 Mar Pay08 May
Price History 19 Nov 2024 to 08 Jun 2026
History dividend: 20 Mar 2025 | Declared: 28 Feb 2025 | Dividend: 16.6p | Yield before ex: 1.31% | Ex-drop: -5.71% | Window yield range: 1.20% to 1.39% History dividend: 14 Aug 2025 | Declared: 01 Aug 2025 | Dividend: 7.8p | Yield before ex: 0.73% | Ex-drop: 0.00% | Window yield range: 0.69% to 0.73% History dividend: 19 Mar 2026 | Declared: 27 Feb 2026 | Dividend: 17.4p | Yield before ex: 1.75% | Ex-drop: -2.85% | Window yield range: 1.74% to 1.82% 852.61 993.95 1,135.30 1,276.65 1,417.99 Jan 25 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26

News

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17 Mar 2026 Positive 0.99 Rothschild banking dynasty cashes out of The Economist Lady de Rothschild’s stake in The Economist was put up for sale last year as part of a wider assessment of her investment portfolio - Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg Lynn Forester de Roths M A Media Shareholder 13 Nov 2025 Positive 0.99 Pearson’s Energy-Sector Push Adds Workforce Edge to Virtual Schooling Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) is one of the best EdTech Stocks to buy now. On October 23, 2025, Pearson’s virtual-school network Connections Academy announced a partnership with the Cent Edtech Energy Virtual Schooling Workforce Development 30 Oct 2025 Positive 1.00 Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Pearson plc (LON:PSON) Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Pearson fair value estimate is UK£13.32 Current share price of UK£10.88 suggests Pearson is potentially trading close to i Consumer Services Dcf Discounted Cash Flow Dividends 30 Oct 2025 Positive 0.99 Pearson (PSO) Reports Solid Q3; JPMorgan Lifts Price Target to 1,330 GBp Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) is included among the 11 Best FTSE Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now.Pearson (PSO) Reports Solid Q3; JPMorgan Lifts Price Target to 1,330 GBp Image by Steve Dividends Earnings Education Fourth Quarter 29 Oct 2025 Positive 1.00 Fubo, Disney’s Hulu + Live TV Complete Business Combination, Creating Unique Consumer Focused vMVPD Combined Business (Trading Under NYSE: FUBO) Is Led By Fubo Co-Founder & CEO David Gandler and Fubo Management Team; Newly Announced Board of Directors With Andy Bird Serving As Ch Entertainment Financial Results M A Media 13 Oct 2025 Positive 1.00 Should You Be Adding Pearson (LON:PSON) To Your Watchlist Today? The excitement of investing in a company that can reverse its fortunes is a big draw for some speculators, so even companies that have no revenue, no profit, and a record of fallin Bottom Line British Companies Dividend Yield Earnings Before Interest And Tax

Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 5.36% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 7.40% Stable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout26.4p
Peak annual yield2.63%
2021
2.53%
19.8p
25 Mar 13.5p 12 Aug 6.3p
2022
2.52%
20.8p
24 Mar 14.2p 11 Aug 6.6p
2023
2.63%
21.9p
23 Mar 14.9p 10 Aug 7.0p
2024
2.23%
23.1p
21 Mar 15.7p 08 Aug 7.4p
2025
2.16%
24.4p
20 Mar 16.6p 14 Aug 7.8p
2026 This year
2.41%
25.6p
19 Mar 17.4p 14 Aug 8.2p
2027 Projection
2.28%
26.4p
19 Mar 18.2p 14 Aug 8.2p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValue
2026 19 Mar 2026 27 Feb 2026 - 08 May 2026 Final 0.1740 GBP
2025 14 Aug 2025 01 Aug 2025 - 15 Sep 2025 Interim 0.0780 GBP
2025 20 Mar 2025 28 Feb 2025 - 09 May 2025 Final 0.1660 GBP
2024 08 Aug 2024 29 Jul 2024 08 Aug 2024 16 Sep 2024 Interim 0.0740 GBP
2024 21 Mar 2024 01 Mar 2024 21 Mar 2024 03 May 2024 Final 0.1570 GBP
2023 10 Aug 2023 31 Jul 2023 10 Aug 2023 18 Sep 2023 Interim 0.0700 GBP
2023 23 Mar 2023 03 Mar 2023 23 Mar 2023 05 May 2023 Final 0.1490 GBP
2022 11 Aug 2022 01 Aug 2022 11 Aug 2022 20 Sep 2022 Interim 0.0660 GBP
2022 24 Mar 2022 25 Feb 2022 24 Mar 2022 06 May 2022 Final 0.1420 GBP
2021 12 Aug 2021 30 Jul 2021 12 Aug 2021 20 Sep 2021 Interim 0.0630 GBP
2021 25 Mar 2021 08 Mar 2021 25 Mar 2021 07 May 2021 Final 0.1350 GBP
2020 13 Aug 2020 24 Jul 2020 13 Aug 2020 21 Sep 2020 Interim 0.0600 GBP
2020 26 Mar 2020 21 Feb 2020 26 Mar 2020 07 May 2020 Final 0.1350 GBP
2019 15 Aug 2019 26 Jul 2019 15 Aug 2019 13 Sep 2019 Interim 0.0600 GBP

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and projected dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendEst. yield
14 Aug 2026 Predicted Interim 0.0820 GBP 0.71%
19 Mar 2027 Predicted Final 0.1823 GBP 1.57%

Recovery Speed

Recovered by trading week
1w
3 <= 5d trading days
2w
4 <= 10d trading days
3w
4 <= 15d trading days
4w
5 <= 20d trading days
5w
5 <= 25d trading days
6w
5 <= 30d trading days

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery5dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered83.33%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture133.55%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score78speed, consistency, and drift blend
+15% +5% 0% -5% -15% Ex 1w 2w 3w 4w 5w 6w
Bold white line = average visible recovery curve 6 events selected