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Pearson is a global education and learning company providing digital courseware, assessments, qualifications, English-language learning and workforce-skills products. The business is increasingly focused on subscription, digital and AI-supported learning services.
Higher-education courseware, professional and school assessments, virtual learning, English-language testing, workforce skills, certification and digital learning platforms.
The United States is the largest market, with significant operations in the UK and other global education, testing and corporate-learning markets.
Digital adoption, enrolments, assessment volumes, pricing, professional certification demand, AI-enabled products, operating margins and share buybacks.
Education funding changes, competition from digital and AI tools, enrolment trends, contract losses, technology execution, currency movements and regulatory changes in testing markets.
31 July 2026: interim results showed continued underlying growth, an 8.2p interim dividend and completion of a £350m share buyback during H1. Pearson continues to invest in AI-enabled learning and assessment products; the next nine-month trading update is scheduled for 22 October 2026.
Pearson has a progressive dividend policy alongside regular buybacks. The 2025 full-year dividend was 25.2p per share; the 2026 interim dividend is 8.2p, up 5% year on year, with payment expected in the autumn following the July declaration.
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