Pearson Valuation Multiples

Pearson Overview

About Pearson

UK-listed Pearson is a testing and educational provider. Pearson's primary operations are in assessment and qualification testing and higher education, but they also provide English education and testing, virtual learning, prehiring testing and screening, and upskilling/reskilling. The company divested noncore businesses, including the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider.

Founded

1897

HQ

Employees

17.0K

Website

plc.pearson.com

Sectors

Education & TrainingPublishingEduTech

Financials (LTM)

Revenue: $5B

EBITDA: $1B

EV

$10B

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Pearson Financials

Pearson reported last 12-month revenue of $5B and EBITDA of $1B.

In the same LTM period, Pearson generated $1B in EBITDA and $569M in net income.

Pearson P&L

In the most recent fiscal year, Pearson reported revenue of $5B and EBITDA of $1B.

Pearson expects next 12-month revenue of XXX and NTM EBITDA of XXX

Pearson Stock Performance

Pearson has current market cap of $8B, and enterprise value of $10B.

Pearson's stock price is $12.81.

Pearson Valuation Multiples

Pearson trades at 2.0x EV/Revenue multiple, and 8.9x EV/EBITDA.

Pearson Financial Valuation Multiples

As of March 25, 2026, Pearson has market cap of $8B and EV of $10B.

Equity research analysts estimate Pearson's 2025E EV/Revenue multiple at XXX and 2025E EV/EBITDA multiple at XXX

Pearson has a P/E ratio of 14.2x.

Pearson Margins & Growth Rates

Pearson's revenue in the last 12 month grew by 4%.

Pearson's revenue per employee in the last FY averaged $0.3M.

Pearson's rule of 40 is 26% (metric relevant for SaaS companies only, counted as combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA margin).

Pearson's rule of X is 32% (created by Bessemer, rule of X is another metric to measure SaaS companies, ~1.5x stronger vs. the traditional Rule of 40, counted as revenue growth rate multiplied by 2.5 plus EBITDA margin).

Pearson Public Comps

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Pearson M&A Activity

Pearson acquired XXX companies to date.

Last acquisition by Pearson was on XXXXXXXX, XXXXX. Pearson acquired XXXXXXXX for XXX (EV/Revenue multiple of XXX).

Pearson Investment Activity

Pearson invested in XXX companies to date.

Pearson made its latest investment on XXXXXXXX, XXXXX. Pearson invested in XXXXXXXX for XXX (EV/Revenue multiple of XXX).