Pearson plc (PSON) Dividends

Dividend Summary:

The next Pearson plc dividend is expected to go ex in 6 months and to be paid in 8 months.
The previous Pearson plc dividend was 6p and it went ex 1 month ago and it was paid 2 days ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 2.8.

Country:

United Kingdom

Exchange:

London Stock Exchange

Sector:

Media

	Previous Dividend	Next Dividend
Status:	Paid	Forecast
Type:	Interim	Final
Per Share:	6p	Sign Up Required
Ex-div Date:	Thu 13 Aug 2020	Thu 25 Mar 2021
Pay Date:	Mon 21 Sep 2020	Thu 06 May 2021
Your Holding:	100 shares	100 shares
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Declared and Forecast Pearson plc Dividends

Ex-Div Date	Pay Date	Type	Amount	Currency	Status
31 Dec 2006	31 Dec 2006	Final	29.3p	GBP	Paid
31 Dec 2007	31 Dec 2007	Final	31.6p	GBP	Paid
31 Dec 2008	31 Dec 2008	Final	33.8p	GBP	Paid
31 Dec 2009	31 Dec 2009	Final	35.5p	GBP	Paid
18 Aug 2010	17 Sep 2010	Interim	13p	GBP	Paid
06 Apr 2011	06 May 2011	Final	25.7p	GBP	Paid
17 Aug 2011	16 Sep 2011	Interim	14p	GBP	Paid
15 Aug 2012	14 Sep 2012	Interim	15p	GBP	Paid
03 Apr 2013	03 May 2013	Final	30p	GBP	Paid
14 Aug 2013	13 Sep 2013	Interim	16p	GBP	Paid
02 Apr 2014	02 May 2014	Final	32p	GBP	Paid
13 Aug 2014	12 Sep 2014	Interim	17p	GBP	Paid
02 Apr 2015	01 May 2015	Final	34p	GBP	Paid
13 Aug 2015	11 Sep 2015	Interim	18p	GBP	Paid
07 Apr 2016	06 May 2016	Final	34p	GBP	Paid
18 Aug 2016	16 Sep 2016	Interim	18p	GBP	Paid
06 Apr 2017	12 May 2017	Final	34p	GBP	Paid
17 Aug 2017	15 Sep 2017	Interim	5p	GBP	Paid
05 Apr 2018	11 May 2018	Final	12p	GBP	Paid
16 Aug 2018	14 Sep 2018	Interim	5.5p	GBP	Paid
04 Apr 2019	10 May 2019	Final	13p	GBP	Paid
15 Aug 2019	13 Sep 2019	Interim	6p	GBP	Paid
26 Mar 2020	07 May 2020	Final	13.5p	GBP	Paid
13 Aug 2020	21 Sep 2020	Interim	6p	GBP	Paid
25 Mar 2021	06 May 2021	Final	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
19 Aug 2021	17 Sep 2021	Interim	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
24 Mar 2022	05 May 2022	Final	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
18 Aug 2022	16 Sep 2022	Interim	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
23 Mar 2023	04 May 2023	Final	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
17 Aug 2023	15 Sep 2023	Interim	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
21 Mar 2024	02 May 2024	Final	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
15 Aug 2024	13 Sep 2024	Interim	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast
20 Mar 2025	01 May 2025	Final	Sign Up Required	GBP	Forecast

How accurate are our Pearson plc forecasts?

Prediction Date	Dividend Date	Forecast Amount	Actual Amount	Accuracy
23 Feb 2020	13 Aug 2020	6.43p	6p	96% 😃
22 Feb 2019	26 Mar 2020	15p	13.5p	94% 😊
27 Jul 2018	13 Aug 2020	6.5p	6p	96% 😃
27 Jul 2018	15 Aug 2019	6p	6p	100% 😄
23 Feb 2018	26 Mar 2020	16p	13.5p	91% 😊
23 Feb 2018	04 Apr 2019	14p	13p	96% 😃
04 Aug 2017	15 Aug 2019	7p	6p	92% 😊
24 Feb 2017	04 Apr 2019	21p	13p	76% 😌
18 Jan 2017	16 Aug 2018	11p	5.5p	66% 😞
18 Jan 2017	05 Apr 2018	20p	12p	75% 😌
18 Jan 2017	17 Aug 2017	10p	5p	66% 😞
18 Jan 2017	06 Apr 2017	34p	34p	100% 😄
29 Jul 2016	16 Aug 2018	20p	5.5p	43% 😖
29 Jul 2016	17 Aug 2017	19p	5p	41% 😖
21 Jan 2016	17 Aug 2017	19p	5p	41% 😖
21 Jan 2016	18 Aug 2016	18p	18p	100% 😄
Average Pearson plc Forecast Accuracy				80% 😌

About Pearson plc

Originally established as a construction company, Pearson PLC is now the largest book publisher and education company in the world. With 35’000 employees across 70 countries, the organisation works closely with all manner of education professionals.

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Fundamentals

Sector
Media
Country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Share Price
£4.97 yesterday's close
Shares in Issue
815m
Market Cap
£4.1bn
Dividend Cover
2.8
CADI
2
Market Indices
FTSE 350, FTSE 100, STOXX600, CBOE 350, CBOE 100
Dividend History URL
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Financial Calendar URL
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Home Page URL
https://www.pearson.com/uk/
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Optimized Dividends

Dividend Yield Today
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52 Week High
7.5% on 23 March 2020
52 Week Low
2.9% on 25 September 2019
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Annual Dividends

Year	Amount	Change
2006	29.3p
2007	31.6p	7.8%
2008	33.8p	7.0%
2009	35.5p	5.0%
2010	38.7p	9.0%
2011	14.0p	(63.8%)
2012	45.0p	221.4%
2013	48.0p	6.7%
2014	51.0p	6.3%
2015	52.0p	2.0%
2016	52.0p	0%
2017	17.0p	(67.3%)
2018	18.5p	8.8%
2019	19.5p	5.4%
2020	Login required
2021	Login required
2022	Login required
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2024	Login required

Dividends

Ex-Div Date	Pay Date	Year	Type	Frequency	Status	Amount
18 Aug 2010	17 Sep 2010	2010	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	13p
06 Apr 2011	06 May 2011	2010	Final	Semiannually	Paid	25.7p
17 Aug 2011	16 Sep 2011	2011	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	14p
15 Aug 2012	14 Sep 2012	2012	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	15p
03 Apr 2013	03 May 2013	2012	Final	Semiannually	Paid	30p
14 Aug 2013	13 Sep 2013	2013	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	16p
02 Apr 2014	02 May 2014	2013	Final	Semiannually	Paid	32p
13 Aug 2014	12 Sep 2014	2014	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	17p
02 Apr 2015	01 May 2015	2014	Final	Semiannually	Paid	34p
13 Aug 2015	11 Sep 2015	2015	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	18p
07 Apr 2016	06 May 2016	2015	Final	Semiannually	Paid	34p
18 Aug 2016	16 Sep 2016	2016	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	18p
06 Apr 2017	12 May 2017	2016	Final	Semiannually	Paid	34p
17 Aug 2017	15 Sep 2017	2017	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	5p
05 Apr 2018	11 May 2018	2017	Final	Semiannually	Paid	12p
16 Aug 2018	14 Sep 2018	2018	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	5.5p
04 Apr 2019	10 May 2019	2018	Final	Semiannually	Paid	13p
15 Aug 2019	13 Sep 2019	2019	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	6p
26 Mar 2020	07 May 2020	2019	Final	Semiannually	Paid	13.5p
13 Aug 2020	21 Sep 2020	2020	Interim	Semiannually	Paid	6p
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