Pearson plc (PSO) Stock Price & Analysis
Pearson plc (PSO) — MoonshotScore 88/100 (Exceptional band), calculated Oct 4, 2026. Price $16.12 (-0.25%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $9.69B.
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Pearson plc · PSO · NYSE · Communication Services · Publishing
Pearson plc is a prominent international provider of educational content, evaluations, and related services.
Price as of Oct 2, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Pearson (PSO)
ExceptionalWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
High quality and a fortress balance sheet, though growth is only decent; the market is already moving on it. Business Quality: Solid; Financial Safety: Fortress; Valuation: Fair; Growth Durability: Growing; Momentum: Surging.
- quarterly revenue $2.37B (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 7 of 8
- Altman Z 3.47 · Piotroski F 8
Helping: business quality, balance-sheet strength, positive momentum
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Exceptional | |
| 88 | Exceptional | |
| 87 | Exceptional | |
| 87 | Exceptional | |
| 88 | Exceptional | |
| 88 | Exceptional |
The score was 88 in the stored Oct 3, 2026 snapshot and remains 88 in the current publication computed Oct 4, 2026 (0); the largest pillar moves were Growth Durability +1; the pillar moves offset under the sector-relative weighting, so the headline score is unchanged.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
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Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $16.12 | |
| Change on the day | -0.25% | |
| 52-week range | $12.02–$17.75 | |
| Market capitalisation | $9.69B | |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 23.96 | |
| Shares traded on the day | 550.8K | |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | -0.03 |
Price & events
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Other perspectives
Council score for Pearson (PSO): perspectives
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
5-Factor Breakdown
Legends Council
6 lenses, 0 current
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Read on: Oct 2, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
Munger's Mindset
Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical
Read on: Sep 11, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
How to read these bars and different assessments
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Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.
On Sep 11, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as undervalued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Pearson (PSO), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
Pearson plc is a prominent international provider of educational content, evaluations, and related services. Pearson plc (PSO) is listed on NYSE. Pearson plc (PSO) is classified as Communication Services / Publishing. SEC filing business address: 80 Strand, London England, X0, WC2R 0RL. It employs 17,116 people and is led by Omar Paul Abbosh. In Q2 FY2026 it reported revenue of $2.37B and net income of $197M. The market values it at $9.69B.
What do the latest results show for Pearson (PSO)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $2.37B. Against analyst estimates the company has EPS beat 7 of 8 reports.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $2.37B | $197M | $0.32 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $2.44B | $225M | $0.35 (diluted) |
| Q2 FY2025 | $2.28B | $217M | $0.32 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2024 | $2.38B | $367M | $0.54 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Pearson (PSO)?
Short answer
The MoonshotScore pillars rate business quality, balance-sheet strength, positive momentum as strengths. The distress and quality screens read Altman Z 3.47 · Piotroski F 8. Trailing ratios: ROE 9.1% · ROA 5.0% · current ratio 2.00 · earnings yield 4.2% · free-cash-flow yield 10.7%.
How does Pearson compare with its peers?
Short answer
Pearson's score ranks 2nd of 11 in the bounded comparison shown, against 10 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $62.70 Oct 2, 2026 | $10.2B | 90 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| Pearson (PSO) — this page | $16.12 | $9.69B | 88 |
| $17.83 Oct 2, 2026 | $8.52B | 87 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $33.42 Oct 2, 2026 | $58.4B | 86 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $49.53 Oct 2, 2026 | $2.60B | 71 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $36.20 Oct 2, 2026 | $683M | 68 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $88.32 Oct 2, 2026 | $14.8B | 58 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $36.79 Oct 2, 2026 | $14.1B | 58 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $7.05 Oct 2, 2026 | $1.04B | 33 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $6.71 Oct 2, 2026 | $149M | 31 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $4.76 Oct 2, 2026 | — | 18 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $38.49 Jan 20, 2026 | $9.64B | — Model unavailable |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
What has been published about Pearson (PSO)?
- Pearson To Acquire Workera, Platform Combining Agentic AI, Psychometrics And Adaptive Assessment To Verify Workforce Skills; Terms Not Disclosed
- Pearson Acquires Workera, a Pioneer in AI-Native Enterprise Assessment and Skills Verification
- Jinxin Technology Announces Namibox Cooperation Memorandum With Pearson For AI Learning Products, Launching First In Greater China; Terms Not Disclosed
- Pearson and Namibox Sign Strategic Cooperation Memorandum, Join Forces to Shape a New Global Learning and Education Landscape in the AI Era
PSO Communication Services Stock FAQ
Research dated 2026-09-13; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last question is answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
Is Pearson mainly a textbook publisher?
Pearson still supplies higher-education materials, but its business also spans Pearson VUE testing, school and clinical assessments, virtual learning, English proficiency testing and workforce credentials. Treating it as a textbook seller misses much of what customers pay for.
What makes Pearson VUE important to Pearson?
Pearson VUE gives the group exposure to professional and vocational examinations and certifications. Its economic driver is testing and credential activity, which differs from demand for courseware or virtual schooling.
What is the PSO stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Pearson plc (PSO) is $16.12, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
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Research written by Codex (gpt-5.6-sol) on 2026-09-13. AI-authored analysis; source dates are shown with each answer. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.
Sources — records for every figure on this page (21 figures)
The 21 rows below are exactly the facts the evidence-backed sections of this page printed — the 10-second verdict, the MoonshotScore, price and market value, the five questions with their receipts, and the records behind this page. Known dates and sources are recorded on their own rows; an em dash or UNRECORDED tier preserves a stored observation without inventing either. The quarterly income statement is provider-standardized (FMP) under one row, and scale definitions — a 0-100 rating, the band ladder, the Piotroski 0–9 range — are fixed rather than measured. No number in those sections was generated by a model. The register does not cover quoted third-party headlines, the dated council readings, or the Frequently Asked Questions; each of those says where it came from where it stands.
"As of" is the date the value is true for where the source carries one — a quarter end, a filing date, a price close, the day the score was computed. A cached observation with no source date remains undated; the page publication date is not used as a substitute.
OFFICIAL — 1 fact from SEC filings and earnings calls
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
id.hq | SEC filing business address | 80 Strand, London England, X0, WC2R 0RL | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "80 Strand, London, GL, WC2R 0RL, GB". |
FMP — 15 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
px.last | Latest provided price | $16.12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T20:54:41.943Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | -0.25% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalization | $9.69B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote — Provider market cap uses the share class it prices; a company with more than one class may show a larger total elsewhere. Market cap record date: 2026-10-04. Source capture time was not supplied. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
id.business_summary | Business description (FMP excerpt) | Pearson plc is a prominent international provider of educational content, evaluations, and related services. | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile — Deterministic excerpt derived from id.description; source and date describe the input fact, not a new provider observation | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | −$0.04 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $2.37B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $12.02–$17.75 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 23.96 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 550.8K | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | -0.03 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.sector | Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Communication Services / Publishing | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile — The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 2731 — Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing. | |
id.employees | Employees | 17,116 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Omar Paul Abbosh | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
fin.q_income | Net income, Q2 FY2026 | $197M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed |
UNRECORDED — 3 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 7 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-13 · Expired observation | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 3.47 · Piotroski F 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-04 | |
fin.ratios | Return and yield ratios (trailing twelve months) | ROE 9.1% · ROA 5.0% · current ratio 2.00 · earnings yield 4.2% · free-cash-flow yield 10.7% | — | UNRECORDED | Stored key metrics — Date unknown |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 88 of 100 · Exceptional · pillars 77 / 94 / 65 / 60 / 81 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 88 (stored snapshot Oct 3, 2026) → 88 (current publication computed Oct 4, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots |
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Sources used for research written 2026-09-13
Historical evidence preserved with this analysis. Current figures are listed separately above.
| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business description | Pearson plc is a prominent international provider of educational content, evaluations, and related services. Its operations span the globe, with a significant presence in regions such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and various other European countries. The company structures its diverse offerings across five main divisions: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Higher Education, and Workforce Skills. The Assessment & Qualifications segment oversees a wide array of examinations and certifications. This includes professional and vocational testing through Pearson VUE, standardized student assessments for the US and UK (such as GCSEs and A-levels), clinical assessments, and various international academic qualifications. Virtual Learning is dedicated to digital education, delivering virtual school environments and managing online learning programs for institutions. The English Language Learning division focuses on English language instruction, offering the Pearson Test of English, institutional courseware, and online English learning solutions. The Higher Education segment is responsible for developing and distributing educational materials and resources specifically for post-secondary institutions across the US, Canada, and other international markets. Finally, Workforce Skills aims to equip individuals with career-ready competencies. Its portfolio features vocational qualifications like BTEC and GED, talent assessment tools such as TalentLens, workforce intelligence provided by Faethm, direct education through Pearson College, and apprenticeship programs. Founded in 1844, Pearson plc maintains its corporate headquarters in London, United Kingdom. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Communication Services / Publishing The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 2731 — Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
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