PSON.L
Pearson PLC
Communication Services · Publishing · LSE
$1,159.00
Data: 2026-05-09
✓ ETHICAL PASS
Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics
How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter
Market Cap
$6.6B
Total market value of the company
Rev Growth
+3.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
Analyst Target
N/A
Recommendation
N/A
Consensus view from ? analysts covering this stock
About Pearson PLC
Company description not available.
Ethical Screening
Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance
Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
22.9% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
5.2% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
10.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.9% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Ethical Score
84.5
Valuation Score
65.5
Quality Score
33.0
Combined
65.9
Trading at $1092, 176% above fair value of $396. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 47% of screened stocks.
Quantitative Intelligence
Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data
Annual Return
9.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Days in State
70
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data
Trading characteristics and market positioning
N/A
52W High
$N/A
52W Low
$N/A
Avg Volume
N/A
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short % Float
N/A
Financial Health
Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value
Quick Ratio
N/A
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
N/A
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
N/A
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Revenue (TTM)
N/A
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
N/A
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Recent Insider Activity
SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Gupta (Vishaal) | 96,425 | — | ||
| 2026-05-05 | Gupta (Vishaal) | 35,689 | $545,506 | ||
| 2026-05-05 | Hague (Sharon Ellen) | 21,939 | — | ||
| 2026-05-05 | Hague (Sharon Ellen) | 10,315 | $156,416 | ||
| 2026-04-22 | Cevian Capital II GP Ltd | 1,820,395 | — | ||
| 2026-04-21 | Artisan Partners | 3,087,957 | — | ||
| 2026-03-09 | Artisan Partners | — | — | ||
| 2026-03-09 | BlackRock International Ltd. | — | — | ||
| 2026-03-09 | Cevian Capital II GP Ltd | — | — | ||
| 2026-03-09 | Libyan Investment Authority | — | — |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-09