PSORF (Pearson) Buyback Yield % : 6.08 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)

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What is Pearson Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Pearson's current buyback yield was 6.08%.

Pearson Buyback Yield % Historical Data

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

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Pearson Buyback Yield % Chart

Pearson Annual Data

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Dec20

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Dec23

Buyback Yield %

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0.89

3.47

0.23

5.81

3.56

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24
Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.70	6.68	0.79	6.34	9.87

Competitive Comparison of Pearson's Buyback Yield %

For the Publishing subindustry, Pearson's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback 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's Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

Pearson Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

Pearson's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-279.747	+	11.392)	/	7542.25815
	=	3.56%

Pearson's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-400.763	+	2.545)	*	2	/	8067.68118
	=	9.87%

In calculating the annualized semi-annual data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) data.

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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.