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Pearson (Pearson) Dividend Yield %

: 2.34% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Pearson is 2.34%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pearson's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

PSO' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 3.48   Max: 9.15
Current: 2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Pearson was 9.15%. The lowest was 1.70%. And the median was 3.48%.

PSO's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
59.16% of 382 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 3.02 vs PSO: 2.34

Pearson's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.21.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Pearson was 0.99. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.63.

As of today (2024-04-16), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Pearson is 2.34%.

Pearson's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.09.

During the past 12 months, Pearson's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -10.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Pearson was 12.50% per year. The lowest was -30.40% per year. And the median was 6.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Pearson Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pearson's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Pearson Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.87 2.65 3.27 2.21 2.23

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.27 2.83 2.21 2.45 2.23

Competitive Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Pearson's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pearson Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Pearson's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pearson's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Pearson Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Pearson Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1992024-03-212024-03-222024-05-08Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0862023-08-102023-08-112023-09-21Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Pearson's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.285/12.28
=2.32 %

Current Share Price is $12.28.
Pearson's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.285.

Pearson's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.398/12.28
=3.24 %

Current Share Price is $12.28.
Pearson's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.199 * 2 = $0.398.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Pearson  (NYSE:PSO) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Pearson (Pearson) Business Description

Address
80 Strand, London, GBR, WC2R 0RL
U.K.-listed Pearson is the world's largest educational provider. The company has been disposing of noncore businesses such as the Financial Times, The Economist, and publishing house Penguin, and is now focused on being an educational resource and testing provider. While Pearson's primary activity centres on higher-level education, the firm also has significant operations in providing clinical assessments, professional certification and testing.