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Pearson (Pearson) Dividends per Share : $0.28 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Pearson Dividends per Share?

Pearson's dividends per share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.09. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.28. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.21. As of today, Pearson's Dividend Yield % is 2.30%.

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. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

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.

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Pearson Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pearson's Dividends per Share 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.

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Pearson Dividends per Share Chart

Pearson Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.24 0.28

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.08 0.16 0.08 0.19 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Pearson's Dividends per Share

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's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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 Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Pearson  (NYSE:PSO) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Pearson's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.086/ 0.408
=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.

2. 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 Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.285/12.38
=2.30 %

Current Share Price is $12.38.
Pearson's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.285.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Pearson was 9.15%. The lowest was 1.70%. And the median was 3.46%.

* 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.


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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.

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