Pearson (PES.DE) Stock Analysis & Winston Score
Pearson is a British education company that makes textbooks, online courses, and learning software. Its main customers are students, schools, universities, and working adults who want to earn new skills or qualifications. Pearson is one of the largest education publishers in the world and owns well-known testing programs like GED and Pearson VUE. Pearson earns money by selling digital learning subscriptions, print and digital textbooks, and professional certification tests. It operates globally but gets most of its revenue from the United States and the United Kingdom. Its large library of educational content and its testing infrastructure are hard for smaller competitors to replicate quickly. The key growth driver is its shift toward direct-to-consumer digital subscriptions, which could improve recurring revenue, but the main risk is declining enrollment in traditional higher education, which has historically been its largest market.
Winston Score: 46/100 — Average
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
- Quality: Good (15/30)
- Growth: Weak (4/20)
- Cash Flow: Exceptional (10/10)
- Stability: Strong (7/10)
- Valuation: Strong (7/10)
- Ownership: Weak (1/15)
Key Facts
Price: €13.96
Market Cap: €8.4B
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Publishing
Exchange: Frankfurt Stock Exchange


