Pearson PLC ADR (PSO)

Communication Services · Publishing
$16.32 +0.49% on the day Market cap $10.1B 52-week range $12.02 to $17.75 Prices as of Oct 7, 2026

What the price implies

A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.

Pearson PLC ADR's free cash flow isn't comparable to its market value here, so a cash-flow reverse DCF doesn't give a meaningful answer. The Modeling tab works from revenue and margins instead.

Fundamental grade

C

Five factors scored 1 to 9 from PSO's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.

Valuation6
Profitability5
Growth2
Financial health5
Cash efficiency7

Key numbers

P/E (trailing)25.1x
P/E (forward)20.4x
Price / free cash flow15.7x
EV / EBITDA7.26x
Price / sales2.84x
Price / book2.09x
Revenue growth+0.7%
Operating margin14.2%
Net margin9.4%
Return on equity9.2%
Dividend yield2.0%
Debt / equity0.77x

Results from SEC filings

Fiscal years, from Pearson PLC ADR's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.

Fiscal year20212022202320242025
Revenue$3.4B$3.8B$3.7B$3.6B$3.6B
Net income$177M$242M$378M$434M$335M
Free cash flow$150M$271M$429M$536M$551M
EPS (diluted)$0.23$0.33$0.53$0.64$0.51
Operating margin5.3%7.1%13.6%15.2%14.2%

Where the revenue comes from

Revenue by segments, fiscal 2025.

Assessment & Qualifications$1.6B45%
Higher Education$775M22%
Virtual Learning$511M14%
English Language Learning$405M11%
Enterprise Learning & Skills$282M8%

Superinvestors who own PSO

From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 1 of the investors we track hold it.

InvestorLast quarterValue% of portfolioQuarter
Cliff Asness
AQR Capital Management
Added $2M0.00%Q2 2026

Insider buying

Open-market purchases by Pearson PLC ADR's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.

No open-market insider purchases of PSO in the last 12 months. Most insider activity is selling and option exercises, which aren't shown here.

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In the full deep dive

DCF fair value per share
Yearly return (IRR) at today's price
Growth implied by revenue and margins
15+ years of statements and quarters

Questions

Are Pearson PLC ADR insiders buying the stock?

No open-market insider purchases of PSO in the last 12 months, according to SEC Form 4 filings.

Which superinvestors own Pearson PLC ADR?

1 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold PSO in their latest 13F, including Cliff Asness.

Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.