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Pearson plc (Pearson) provides educational materials and learning technologies. The company delivers educational courseware, assessments, and digital services. It publishes across the curriculum and provides a range of education services, including teacher development, educational software, and system-wide solutions, and also owns and operates schools and colleges. Pearson also offers services and content, from test creation, administration, and processing to teacher development and school software; and test development, processing, and scoring services to governments, corporations, educational institutions, and professional bodies. The company serves customers in the education and consumer publishing markets across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and other regions. Pearson is headquartered in London, Greater London, the UK.
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Address
80 Strand, London, England, WC2R0RL
Website
www.pearson.com
Telephone
44 20 70102000
No of Employees
18,360
Industry
Media
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
PSON (LON)
Revenue (2022)
$4.6B
-4.3%
(2022 vs 2021)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2022)
XYZ
56.2%
(2022 vs 2021)
Market Cap*
$8.4B
Net Profit Margin (2022)
XYZ
63.3%
(2022 vs 2021)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Textbooks | Pearson |
| Professional Courses | |
| Online Assessment | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Products/Services | In March, the company launched three new Connections Academy virtual school offerings in Pennsylvania, California, and Missouri, the US. |
| 2023 | Plans/Strategy | In December, the company announced its plans to broaden the accessibility of its generative AI beta to a vast number of students across various science, math, and business subjects. |
| 2023 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In October, the company and its Pearson VUE business opened a test centers in Chandigarh, India. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Pearson plc | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co | Oxford University Press | 2U Inc | American Institute of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | United States of America | United Kingdom | United States of America | United States of America |
| City | London | Boston | Oxford | Lanham | Los Angeles |
| State/Province | England | Massachusetts | England | Maryland | California |
| No. of Employees | 18,360 | - | 6,000 | 2,961 | - |
| Entity Type | Public | Private | Private | Public | Institution |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omid Kordestani | Chairman | Executive Board | 2022 | 59 |
| Omar Abbosh | Director; Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2024 | - |
| Sally Johnson | Chief Financial Officer; Director | Executive Board | 2020 | 49 |
| Tim Score | Deputy Chairman | Executive Board | 2015 | 62 |
| Sulaekha Kolloru | Chief Strategy Officer | Senior Management | 2022 | 47 |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
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