Pearson (Pearson) Shares Buyback Ratio % : 2.88 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Pearson Shares Buyback Ratio %?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

GuruFocus calculates shares buyback ratio using previous shares outstanding minus the current shares outstanding, and then divides by previous shares outstanding. Pearson's current shares buyback ratio was 2.88%.

Pearson Shares Buyback Ratio % Historical Data

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

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Pearson Shares Buyback Ratio % Chart

Pearson Annual Data

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Dec23

Shares Buyback Ratio %

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0.29

3.28

-0.47

5.43

2.88

Pearson Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Shares Buyback Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.07	2.36	3.14	-0.06	2.94

Pearson Shares Buyback Ratio % Calculation

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

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2022 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	(715.733	-	695.139)	/	715.733
	=	2.88%

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

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Jun. 2023 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Jun. 2023 )
	=	(716.173	-	695.139)	/	716.173
	=	2.94%

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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.