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Pearson Plc Stock Price History

NYSE: PSOCommunication ServicesPublishingUSD

16.97+0.34 (+2.04%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

PSO price history at a glance

The price history for Pearson Plc (PSO) on this page begins on November 18, 1996, when the stock closed at $12.00; it most recently closed at $16.97 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $43.63, reached on January 10, 2000; the latest close is 61.1% below that peak. Across the 29 complete calendar years in the table, PSO finished higher in 16 and lower in 13. Its best year was 1999 (+62.2%) and its worst was 2001 (-45.2%).

Over roughly 30 years the share price changed +41.4%, a 1.2% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, PSO has gained 22.2%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

Key price levels

High since 1996
$43.63
Date of high
Jan 10, 2000
Low since 1996
$5.08
Date of low
May 11, 2020
52-week high
$17.75
52-week low
$12.02
Last close
$16.97

PSO returns

1 week

+5.27%

1 month

+7.88%

3 months

+0.35%

6 months

+26.83%

Year to date

+20.87%

1 year

+22.17%

3 years

+54.69%

5 years

+96.87%

PSO price return, excluding dividends.

PSO annual returns

Calendar-year price returns
YearYear-end closeReturn
202616.97+23.87%
202513.70-14.21%
202415.97+29.94%
202312.29+9.05%
202211.27+34.17%
20218.40-8.50%
20209.18+10.07%
20198.34-31.75%
201812.22+24.44%
20179.82-1.70%
20169.99-7.33%
201510.78-40.41%
201418.09-16.60%
201321.69+10.21%
201219.68+4.29%
201118.87+18.75%
201015.89+10.65%
200914.36+47.58%
20089.73-28.30%
200713.57-10.13%
200615.10+27.21%
200511.87-2.38%
200412.16+7.99%
200311.26+19.15%
20029.45-26.86%
200112.92-45.17%
200023.56-29.14%
199933.25+62.20%
199820.50+50.46%
199713.63+6.86%
1996*12.75+6.25%

* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1996; return measured from the first available close.

2026 return is year to date.

PSO daily prices (past year)

Daily open, high, low, close and volume
DateOpenHighLowCloseChange
16.7717.0216.7716.97+2.04%
16.7516.8016.3416.63+1.28%
16.3916.4816.2916.42+0.61%
16.3616.3916.2816.32+0.49%
16.1216.2816.1116.24+0.74%
16.2216.3116.0716.12-0.25%
16.3016.3216.0416.16+0.69%
16.0216.1516.0016.05+0.56%
15.9416.0415.8815.96+0.13%
16.0316.1215.9015.94-1.18%
16.1016.1716.0616.13+0.69%
16.0116.0915.9816.02+0.82%
15.7915.9515.7515.89-0.19%
16.0816.1015.9215.92+0.13%
15.9015.9315.7815.90+1.21%
16.0816.1015.7015.71-1.81%
15.9016.0715.8716.00+0.57%
15.9316.0015.8715.91-0.56%
15.9216.0215.8416.00-0.68%
16.0416.1615.9216.11+2.68%
15.6915.8015.6015.69+0.58%
15.5315.6715.5215.60-0.83%
15.7015.8015.6115.73+0.38%
15.7315.7415.6015.67-1.94%
15.9716.0015.8015.98-0.93%
16.2516.3315.9616.13+0.06%
16.1316.2415.9616.12-2.30%
16.5616.7016.4516.50-0.42%
16.6416.6916.3516.57-0.96%
16.7416.8016.6316.73+0.42%
16.4816.6816.4716.66+1.40%
16.5716.6516.4316.43-0.96%
16.5416.6216.4316.59-0.30%
16.4016.7116.4016.64+2.21%
16.1116.2916.1116.28+1.31%
16.0316.1315.9816.07+0.06%
15.9716.2215.9716.06+0.56%
16.0416.1315.9715.97-1.11%
16.1216.2116.0716.150.00%
16.4816.4916.1416.15-0.62%
16.2116.2716.0716.25+0.81%
16.1216.1915.8916.12-0.25%
16.3616.3616.1616.16-1.70%
16.3516.4516.3316.44-0.12%
16.3116.6216.2416.46-0.66%
16.5916.6816.3816.57-0.66%
17.0017.0216.6016.68+0.79%
16.4116.6216.3316.55-1.25%
16.9417.0716.6916.76-1.06%
16.8117.1916.5916.94-2.70%
17.4517.4817.3017.41-1.30%
17.5317.7517.4917.64+1.15%
16.8817.4716.8817.44+4.18%
16.5716.7916.5416.74+2.76%
16.2216.3916.2016.29+1.56%
16.1116.2815.9916.04-0.31%
16.4916.4916.0916.09-2.13%
16.5316.5716.3716.44-1.02%
16.7916.8216.6116.61-1.83%
16.8416.9316.7516.92+0.18%
16.7616.9316.7316.89+2.24%
16.6416.7316.5016.52-0.30%
17.0217.2916.3416.57-5.91%
17.3517.6617.3217.61+4.14%
17.0617.1216.9016.91+0.18%
16.6716.9816.6416.880.00%
16.9516.9916.7716.88+0.12%
16.8817.0116.8216.86+1.93%
16.4716.6416.3816.54-1.02%
16.5116.7416.4716.71+1.95%
16.1516.5116.1316.39+3.15%
15.7215.9115.7215.89+1.92%
15.7615.7815.5715.59+0.32%
15.2015.5515.1915.54+2.71%
15.1615.2915.1315.13+0.46%
14.9615.1414.9615.06+0.47%
14.9915.0714.9314.99+0.47%
14.9715.0514.9214.92+0.27%
14.8814.9514.7914.88-1.98%
15.2815.3815.1515.18-0.72%
15.2015.3115.0515.29+0.26%
15.4615.5115.2015.25-1.04%
15.3115.4215.1615.41+0.52%
15.3415.4815.1515.33-0.07%
15.1715.4515.0915.34-0.90%
15.4915.5415.3915.48+0.19%
15.3815.5315.3315.45-0.71%
15.6115.6415.4715.56+1.70%
15.3315.4815.2915.30+2.00%
15.1515.1614.8015.00-1.25%
15.1915.3015.1315.19-0.52%
15.0115.3214.9615.27+3.04%
14.7215.0614.6914.82-1.27%
15.0215.1314.9515.01-0.66%
14.9715.1214.9215.11-0.59%
15.2015.2715.0515.20+0.07%
15.0415.2415.0415.19+0.40%
15.0615.1714.9915.13-0.20%
14.9915.2014.9315.16+0.20%
15.3215.3615.1315.13-1.05%
14.8715.3114.8715.29+4.94%
14.5714.6414.5114.57-0.88%
14.8014.8914.6914.70+0.20%
14.6314.7014.4714.67-0.41%
14.6414.7814.5314.73+0.20%
14.8114.8314.6714.70-1.08%
14.9514.9514.7714.86-1.39%
14.9915.2214.9715.07-0.99%
15.4715.4815.1615.22+0.46%
15.1015.2515.0115.15+1.75%
15.0315.0514.8214.89-1.26%
14.9715.2414.9015.08+2.72%
14.6314.7314.5114.68+1.59%
14.4914.5814.4214.45+0.07%
14.4514.5314.4114.44-0.82%
14.5214.6114.4914.56+0.62%
14.5614.5714.3914.47+0.21%
14.6514.6714.3414.44-2.10%
14.7414.8714.7114.75+0.68%
14.7214.8614.6514.65-0.07%
14.5514.6814.5114.660.00%
14.7014.7514.5814.66+0.41%
14.5414.6314.4914.60+2.82%
14.0214.2514.0214.20+1.79%
13.7813.9813.7613.95+1.45%
13.4313.7713.4013.75+2.77%
13.6013.6113.3613.38-1.40%
13.6213.6213.4113.57+0.89%
13.7913.8113.4213.45+0.45%
13.5913.6113.3613.39+0.45%
13.3013.3513.2213.33+0.15%
13.1713.3713.1213.31+1.29%
13.1513.1912.9413.14+0.08%
13.1113.2612.9813.13+2.34%
12.7212.9112.6512.83+1.91%
12.7612.7612.5812.59-1.33%
12.8012.9412.7612.76-0.39%
12.6912.8512.6212.81+0.55%
12.7512.8112.6712.74-0.62%
12.9012.9912.6712.82+0.63%
12.8612.8612.6912.74-3.19%
13.0713.2413.0613.16+0.30%
13.4013.4913.1213.12-1.13%
13.2513.3813.2513.27+0.38%
13.0913.2613.0513.22+1.15%
13.0413.1613.0213.07+0.08%
13.1813.3013.0213.06-0.61%
13.2313.2913.0513.14+0.38%
13.4213.4413.0313.09-0.68%
13.1713.2013.0513.18+0.46%
12.8913.1212.8613.12+0.54%
13.0213.1512.9413.05-0.38%
12.8813.1112.8713.10+1.71%
12.6112.9612.5512.88+0.47%
12.7012.8712.6612.82-0.62%
12.7813.1012.7512.90-0.92%
12.8913.0312.8513.02+1.48%
12.7312.8612.6712.83+1.42%
12.5912.7712.5712.65+1.44%
12.5512.6112.4512.47-1.11%
12.5312.6312.4912.61+1.12%
12.4612.5212.4112.47-0.95%
12.5712.6912.5412.59-0.24%
12.5512.6312.4212.62+0.48%
12.4512.5612.3612.56+1.62%
12.5312.6012.2312.36+1.73%
12.1212.2212.0312.15-1.46%
12.3012.4812.3012.33+0.74%
12.3112.3512.1312.24-0.16%
12.1212.2812.0712.26+1.66%
12.1812.2512.0312.06-1.79%
12.1212.3512.0212.28+0.41%
12.4712.5312.1212.23-7.56%
13.1113.2513.0413.23+0.53%
13.1813.2113.0013.16+0.38%
13.0713.1312.9413.11+0.77%
13.1313.3013.0013.01+0.31%
13.0713.1012.8612.97-1.37%
13.2113.2713.1213.15-0.08%
13.0613.1812.9713.16+1.78%
12.7913.0012.7912.93+1.57%
12.7712.8112.6412.73+2.41%
12.5612.6512.4212.43-0.24%
12.6312.6412.4612.46-3.49%
13.2513.3012.9012.91-0.62%
13.4013.4612.9412.99-9.73%
14.7614.8414.3414.39+0.14%
14.4314.4514.3514.37+0.91%
14.1914.2514.1414.24+0.14%
14.0314.2414.0314.22+0.64%
14.2614.3214.1314.13-0.21%
14.0214.1914.0214.16+0.57%
13.8714.1513.8114.08+2.77%
13.7713.7713.5513.70-2.42%
14.0714.0814.0214.04-0.57%
14.1014.1614.0914.12+0.21%
14.1814.2114.0514.09-0.77%
14.1914.2314.1514.20+0.21%
14.1714.2014.1614.17+0.35%
14.1414.1614.1014.12+0.14%
14.0314.1614.0014.10+0.21%
14.0814.1514.0414.07-0.21%
14.0414.1714.0314.10+0.36%
13.9414.1013.9414.05+0.79%
13.9113.9813.8713.94-0.36%
14.1014.1413.9013.99+0.29%
13.9013.9913.8613.95+0.07%
13.9514.0613.9113.94+1.75%
13.6313.7313.5713.70+3.01%
13.2713.3613.2513.30+1.84%
13.1713.1913.0313.06-0.99%
13.2613.3613.1813.19-0.60%
13.2713.3613.2513.27+0.91%
13.2113.2613.1313.15+0.54%
13.0713.1613.0513.08-0.15%
13.1013.1913.0713.10-0.53%
13.0913.2013.0713.17+1.00%
12.9813.0712.9613.04+0.23%
13.0013.0812.9513.01-0.91%
13.1113.1713.0313.13+0.38%
13.1013.1613.0113.08+1.71%
13.0313.0512.8512.86-1.23%
13.1113.1712.9813.02-1.21%
13.1213.1913.0813.18-0.08%
13.3413.3713.1613.19-0.08%
13.2013.2713.1413.20-0.75%
13.2913.3913.2913.30+0.53%
13.1113.3013.1113.23-0.53%
13.2813.3613.2713.30+1.60%
13.0113.1012.9313.09+0.23%
12.9113.0712.8813.06-0.31%
13.1713.2613.0713.10-4.31%
13.6913.8213.6813.69+0.07%
13.6913.7313.6313.68-0.36%
13.8913.8913.7213.73-1.29%
13.9213.9613.8413.91-1.00%
14.0114.1713.9914.05-1.20%
14.4814.4914.2214.22-2.74%
14.6514.7514.6114.62-1.02%
14.9314.9514.7314.77-1.14%
15.0515.0614.9414.94+0.61%
14.8514.9014.7814.85-0.40%
14.8114.9414.8014.91+0.40%
14.7614.9014.7614.85+1.64%
14.7014.7614.5814.61-2.47%
15.2215.2614.9514.98+2.11%
14.5014.7114.4314.67+0.62%
14.3314.5914.3314.58+2.46%
14.0714.2314.0714.23+1.35%
13.9214.0813.8914.04+0.72%
14.0514.0913.9113.94+0.36%
14.1014.1013.8813.89—

Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the PSO chart for longer ranges.