PSON.L

Pearson plc

Communication · LSE · Market cap GBP 7.0bn

1,374.5p

as of 16 Oct 2026, 1% below its 52-week high

Last paid

Interim

8.2p

+5.1% on the same payment last year.

Ex-dividend date: 13 Aug 2026
Pay date: 14 Sept 2026

Next dividend

Estimated

Final

about 17.4p

Our estimate from the payment pattern. It changes once the company declares.

Ex-dividend date: 19 Mar 2027
Pay date: 8 May 2027

Div Impact 1.27%

The payment as a share of today’s price. Shares tend to drop by roughly this much on the ex-dividend date, because buyers from then on no longer get the payment.

1-year change: +5.0%FY2024 to FY2025
3-year growth, per year: +5.4%FY2022 to FY2025
5-year growth, per year: +5.3%FY2020 to FY2025
10-year growth, per year: -7.0%FY2015 to FY2025
Years without a cut: 8Last cut in FY2017

Regular dividend per share by fiscal year

Regular dividends
Cut year
Year so far

PSON.L dividends by fiscal year

Totals and changes leave out special dividends.

PSON.L dividend per share by fiscal year, newest first
Year	Interim	Final	Total	Change
FY2026 (so far)	8.2p		8.2p	n/a
FY2025	7.8p	17.4p	25.2p	+5.0%
FY2024	7.4p	16.6p	24p	+5.7%
FY2023	7p	15.7p	22.7p	+5.6%
FY2022	6.6p	14.9p	21.5p	+4.9%
FY2021	6.3p	14.2p	20.5p	+5.1%
FY2020	6p	13.5p	19.5p	0.0%
FY2019	6p	13.5p	19.5p	+5.4%
FY2018	5.5p	13p	18.5p	+8.8%
FY2017	5p	12p	17p	-67.3%Cut
FY2016	18p	34p	52p	0.0%
FY2015	18p	34p	52p	+2.0%
FY2014	17p	34p	51p	+6.3%
FY2013	16p	32p	48p	+6.7%
FY2012	15p	30p	45p	+7.1%
FY2011	14p	28p	42p	+8.5%
FY2010	13p	25.7p	38.7p	+9.0%
FY2009	12.2p	23.3p	35.5p	+5.0%
FY2008	11.8p	22p	33.8p	+7.0%
FY2007	11.1p	20.5p	31.6p	+7.8%
FY2006	10.5p	18.8p	29.3p	+8.5%
FY2005	10p	17p	27p	+6.3%
FY2004	9.7p	15.7p	25.4p	+5.0%
FY2003	9.4p	14.8p	24.2p	+3.4%
FY2002	9.1p	14.3p	23.4p	+4.9%
FY2001	8.7p	13.6p	22.3p	+4.7%
FY2000	8.09p	13.2p	21.29p	-4.1%
FY1999	8.49p	13.72p	22.21p	+7.1%
FY1998	7.9p	12.83p	20.73p	+7.7%
FY1997	7.4p	11.85p	19.25p	+8.3%
FY1996	6.81p	10.96p	17.77p	+9.0%
FY1995	6.25p	10.05p	16.3p	+10.1%
FY1994	5.68p	9.13p	14.81p	+15.3%
FY1993	5.31p	7.53p	12.84p	n/a
FY1992 (part year)		6.54p	6.54p	n/a

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