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Pearson

7 yrs of growthPaid for 33 yrs
2.0%
dividend yield · 25.6p in the last 12 months · price 1278p
Forward yield
2.1%
26.9p declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
18 Mar 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+4.6%
a year, compound · 10y -7.3%
Payments a year
2
paid every year for 33 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price 1278p
0p20p40p60p'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Yearly totals as a table
YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)25.6p
202524.4p
202423.1p
202321.9p
202220.8p
202119.8p
202019.5p
201919p
201817.5p
201739p
201652p
201552p
201449p
201351.1p
201244.7p
201139.7p
201036.3p
200934.2p
200832.3p
200729.9p
200627.5p
200525.7p
200424.5p
200323.7p
200222.7p
200121.9p
200019.5p
199919p
199817.6p
199716.4p
199615.1p
199513.7p
199411.8p
199310.6p

Coming up

  • 18
    Mar
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 129 days · paid around 17 Apr
    Forecast · high
    18.3p
  • 12
    Aug
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 276 days · paid around 11 Sept
    Forecast · high
    8.6p

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they? No dividend announcement from this company in our records yet: we read every new one from the FCA's National Storage Mechanism.

Dividend history

68 payments since 1993
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
13 Aug 20268.2p
19 Mar 202617.4p
14 Aug 20257.8p
20 Mar 202516.6p
8 Aug 20247.4p
21 Mar 202415.7p
10 Aug 20237p
23 Mar 202314.9p
11 Aug 20226.6p
24 Mar 202214.2p
12 Aug 20216.3p
25 Mar 202113.5p
All 68 payments
13 Aug 20206p
26 Mar 202013.5p
15 Aug 20196p
4 Apr 201913p
16 Aug 20185.5p
5 Apr 201812p
17 Aug 20175p
6 Apr 201734p
18 Aug 201618p
7 Apr 201634p
13 Aug 201518p
2 Apr 201534p
13 Aug 201417p
2 Apr 201432p
14 Aug 201317.8p
3 Apr 201333.3p
15 Aug 201216.7p
4 Apr 201228p
17 Aug 201114p
6 Apr 201125.7p
18 Aug 201013p
7 Apr 201023.3p
19 Aug 200912.2p
8 Apr 200922p
20 Aug 200811.8p
9 Apr 200820.5p
22 Aug 200711.1p
4 Apr 200718.8p
23 Aug 200610.5p
5 Apr 200617p
24 Aug 200510p
6 Apr 200515.7p
25 Aug 20049.7p
7 Apr 200414.8p
6 Aug 20039.4p
12 Mar 200314.3p
7 Aug 20029.1p
13 Mar 200213.6p
8 Aug 20018.7p
14 Mar 200113.2p
7 Aug 20007.23p
13 Mar 200012.3p
6 Sept 19997.58p
22 Mar 199911.5p
10 Aug 19987.05p
30 Mar 199810.6p
1 Sept 19976.61p
7 Apr 19979.78p
2 Sept 19966.08p
25 Mar 19968.97p
18 Sept 19955.58p
3 Apr 19958.15p
12 Sept 19945.07p
5 Apr 19946.72p
20 Sept 19934.74p
5 Apr 19935.84p

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. p = pence per share. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.