Pearson Plc Dividend History
NYSE: PSOConsumer DiscretionaryBooksUSD
16.53+0.105 (+0.64%)
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- Dividend yield
- 1.55%
- Annual dividend
- $0.256
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 51%
Pearson Plc dividend summary
Pearson Plc pays a semiannual dividend of $0.11 per share ($0.22 annualized), a 1.33% yield at the current price. It has raised its annual dividend for 3 consecutive years. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have grown at a 3.4% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 51% of trailing earnings per share. PSO has 52 recorded dividend payments since 2001, totaling $0.345 per share over the last 12 months.
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PSO dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.11 | -53.2% | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.235 | +164.0% | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.089 | -57.4% | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.209 | +120.0% | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | $0.095 | -52.3% | — |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.199 | +121.1% | — |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $0.09 | -50.5% | — |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.182 | +124.7% | — |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $0.081 | -57.1% | — |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.189 | +114.8% | — |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.088 | -53.4% | — |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.189 | +142.3% | — |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $0.078 | -55.2% | — |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.174 | +138.4% | — |
| Aug 15, 2019 | $0.073 | -57.3% | — |
| Apr 4, 2019 | $0.171 | +137.5% | — |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $0.072 | -56.9% | — |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $0.167 | +156.9% | — |
| Aug 16, 2017 | $0.065 | -84.7% | — |
| Apr 5, 2017 | $0.424 | +78.2% | — |
| Aug 17, 2016 | $0.238 | -50.5% | — |
| Apr 6, 2016 | $0.481 | +71.2% | — |
| Aug 12, 2015 | $0.281 | -46.5% | — |
| Apr 2, 2015 | $0.525 | +81.7% | — |
| Aug 13, 2014 | $0.289 | -45.8% | — |
| Apr 2, 2014 | $0.533 | +116.7% | — |
| Aug 14, 2013 | $0.246 | -45.9% | — |
| Apr 3, 2013 | $0.455 | +94.4% | — |
| Aug 22, 2012 | $0.234 | -47.7% | — |
| Apr 5, 2012 | $0.447 | +95.2% | — |
| Aug 17, 2011 | $0.229 | -45.3% | — |
| Apr 6, 2011 | $0.419 | +105.4% | — |
| Aug 18, 2010 | $0.204 | -41.9% | — |
| Apr 7, 2010 | $0.351 | +69.6% | — |
| Aug 19, 2009 | $0.207 | -33.7% | — |
| Apr 9, 2009 | $0.312 | +33.3% | — |
| Aug 20, 2008 | $0.234 | -42.9% | — |
| Apr 9, 2008 | $0.41 | +81.4% | — |
| Aug 22, 2007 | $0.226 | -37.6% | — |
| Apr 5, 2007 | $0.362 | +81.0% | — |
| Aug 23, 2006 | $0.20 | -32.9% | — |
| Apr 5, 2006 | $0.298 | +71.3% | — |
| Aug 24, 2005 | $0.174 | -42.2% | — |
| Apr 6, 2005 | $0.301 | +68.2% | — |
| Aug 25, 2004 | $0.179 | -34.2% | — |
| Apr 8, 2004 | $0.272 | +186.3% | — |
| Aug 6, 2003 | $0.095 | -62.6% | — |
| Mar 12, 2003 | $0.254 | +60.8% | — |
| Aug 7, 2002 | $0.158 | -26.2% | — |
| Mar 13, 2002 | $0.214 | +55.1% | — |
| Aug 8, 2001 | $0.138 | -35.8% | — |
| Mar 14, 2001 | $0.215 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.345 | 2 | +15.8% |
| 2025 | $0.298 | 2 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | $0.294 | 2 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | $0.272 | 2 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | $0.27 | 2 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | $0.277 | 2 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | $0.252 | 2 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | $0.244 | 2 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | $0.239 | 2 | -51.1% |
| 2017 | $0.489 | 2 | -32.0% |
| 2016 | $0.719 | 2 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | $0.806 | 2 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | $0.822 | 2 | +17.3% |
| 2013 | $0.701 | 2 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | $0.681 | 2 | +5.1% |