Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$14.88
-1.98% today
1Y Change
+5.43%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 10, 2026
Coverage: 243 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 10, 2026
Research Briefing
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Research Snapshot
Pearson plc (PSO) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $6.74B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $14.88 and up 5.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 10, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.5%, EPS growth of -20.6%, a dividend yield of 2.3%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.5%, EPS -20.6%, free cash flow +28.5% with operating margin 14.2% and ROIC 7.0%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 21.2 and price/sales 1.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PSO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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PSO
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
PSO Max Drawdown
-20.13%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for PSO and SPY.
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Dividend Yield
2.26%
Trailing 12M Payout
$0.34
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.09 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.21 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Aug 9, 2024 | Sep 19, 2024 | $0.09 | $0.09 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | May 8, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Aug 11, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | $0.09 | $0.09 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 | May 10, 2023 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | $0.08 | $0.08 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 | May 11, 2022 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | Sep 23, 2021 | $0.09 | $0.09 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | Sep 24, 2020 | $0.08 | $0.08 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | May 12, 2020 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 | $0.07 | $0.07 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 4, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 16, 2018 | Aug 17, 2018 | Sep 19, 2018 | $0.07 | $0.07 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 5, 2018 | Apr 6, 2018 | May 16, 2018 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 | $0.07 | $0.07 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 5, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | $0.42 | $0.42 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Aug 19, 2016 | Sep 21, 2016 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Apr 8, 2016 | May 11, 2016 | $0.49 | $0.48 | Special |
| Aug 12, 2015 | — | Sep 16, 2015 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 2, 2015 | — | May 6, 2015 | $0.52 | $0.53 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 13, 2014 | Aug 15, 2014 | Sep 17, 2014 | $0.28 | $0.29 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 2, 2014 | Apr 4, 2014 | May 7, 2014 | $0.53 | $0.53 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 14, 2013 | Aug 16, 2013 | Sep 18, 2013 | $0.25 | $0.25 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 3, 2013 | Apr 5, 2013 | May 8, 2013 | $0.46 | $0.46 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 22, 2012 | — | Sep 19, 2012 | $0.24 | $0.23 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 5, 2012 | — | May 9, 2012 | $0.45 | $0.45 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 17, 2011 | — | Sep 21, 2011 | $0.22 | $0.23 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 6, 2011 | — | May 16, 2011 | $0.42 | $0.42 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 18, 2010 | — | Sep 27, 2010 | $0.20 | $0.20 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 7, 2010 | — | May 17, 2010 | $0.34 | $0.35 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 19, 2009 | — | Sep 28, 2009 | $0.20 | $0.21 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 9, 2009 | — | May 18, 2009 | $0.33 | $0.31 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 20, 2008 | — | — | $0.21 | $0.23 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 9, 2008 | — | — | $0.40 | $0.41 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 22, 2007 | — | — | $0.22 | $0.23 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 5, 2007 | — | — | $0.37 | $0.36 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 23, 2006 | — | — | $0.20 | $0.20 | Semi-Annual |
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