Pearson's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

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Annual Revenue

Employees

John Fallon's photo - CEO of Pearson

CEO

John Fallon

CEO Approval Rating

79/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1844

Headquarters:

LondonEngland

Status:

PublicIndependent Company of NYSEPSON

Industry Sector:

Educational Materials

SIC Code:

8200NAICS listing »

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Cengage Learning is a top competitor of Pearson. Cengage Learning was founded in Boston, Massachusetts} in 2007. Cengage Learning competes in the Technical Education industry. Compared to Pearson, Cengage Learning generates $3.8B less revenue.

McGraw-Hill is Pearson's #2 competitor. McGraw-Hill is headquartered in New York, New York, and was founded in 1888. McGraw-Hill operates in the Correspondence Teaching industry. McGraw-Hill generates 32% the revenue of Pearson.

HMH has been one of Pearson's top competitors. HMH is a Public company that was founded in 1832 in Boston, Massachusetts. HMH operates in the Publishing industry. Compared to Pearson, HMH has 29,119 fewer employees.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

John Fallon

CEO

- -
32,719
$50M
$5.2B
1

Michael E. Hansen

CEO

65/100
4,900
- -
$1.5B
2

Nana Banerjee

President & CEO

71/100
5,600
- -
$1.7B
3

Jack Lynch

President & CEO

73/100
4,500
$219M
$1.3B
4

Stuart J. Udell

CEO

73/100
4,800
$118M
$1B
5

Christopher Paucek

Co-Founder & CEO

77/100
1,119
$549.8M
$479.8M
6

Martin Borg

President & CEO

53/100
262
- -
$65M
7

John Sargent

CEO

84/100
2,200
- -
$397.5M
8

Brian A. Napack

President & CEO

61/100
5,700
- -
$1.8B
9

Walt MacDonald

CEO

56/100
3,500
- -
$15.7M
10

Thomas Rabe

Chairman & CEO

80/100
125,931
- -
$20.2B
The top 10 competitors in Pearson's competitive set are Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill, HMH, K12, 2U, Measured Progress, Macmillan, Wiley, ETS and Bertelsmann. Together they have raised over 886.8M between their estimated 158.8K employees. Pearson has 32,719 employees and is ranked 2nd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 17,384.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$5.2B

Pearson's revenue is the ranked 2nd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 3.1B. Over the last one quarters, Pearson's revenue has decreased by 0%. Specifically, in Q4 2018's revenue was $1.2B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Grupo Multi Holding

Dec 2013

Source »
$738.5M
-
NCS Pearson, Inc.

Aug 2013

Source »
undisclosed
BioBehavioral Diagnostics Company manufactures and markets technologies for the diagnosis and management of neurological and psychiatric conditions.
GlobalEnglish Corporation

May 2012

Source »
$90M
GlobalEnglish is a provider of online English language and communication training programs for business professionals.
Pearson Education Limited

Jun 2011

Source »
$20M
-
Pearson eCollege

Jun 2007

Source »
$477M
eCollege provides a comprehensive, on-demand eLearning solution to online education institutions.

These are all the companies that Pearson has acquired. Pearson has acquired 5 companies and its latest acquisition was Grupo Multi Holding in Dec 2013.

Pearson Funding History

Since Pearson was founded in 1844, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Pearson has raised $50.0M. Pearson's funding round was on Apr 2019 for a total of $50.0M

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

Investment Fund
Apr 2019
$50M
-

Total Funding: $50M

Since Pearson was founded in 1844, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Pearson has raised $50.0M. Pearson's funding round was on Apr 2019 for a total of $50.0M

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

PROWLER.io develops an AI-based platform that offers decision-making solutions for retail, manufacturing and healthcare sectors.
$24M
May 19, 2019
Series B
-
Inkling is a mobile learning enablement platform that allows organizations to create and share digital contents for frontline employees.
$15M
Apr 27, 2015
Series D
Feb 01, 2018
Experifun is the company for providing lab equipment to schools
$262.9K
Sep 21, 2014
Seed
-
Sudiksha is an organization for providing education through schools.
$50K
Jun 29, 2014
Seed
-
eAdvance provides procurement, IT services, media and financial management services.
-
May 19, 2014
Equity
-

These are all the companies that Pearson has invested in. Pearson has invested 5 companies and its latest investment was Grupo Multi Holding in Dec 2013.

Pearson News

September 26, 2019MarketScreener

2019 Nine Month Trading Update (Unaudited)

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September 19, 2019MarketScreener

Holdings in Company

(marketscreener.com) TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOL... See more »
September 18, 2019MarketScreener

drives launch of Harrow School Online

(marketscreener.com) LONDON UK 18, SEPTEMBER, 2019 - Pearson, the world's learning company, has partn... See more »
September 6, 2019MarketScreener

Simplification of Group Structure

(marketscreener.com) 6 September 2019 PEARSON PLC - SIMPLIFICATION OF GROUP STRUCTURE Pearson plc (Pe... See more »
August 8, 2019MarketScreener

PDMR Shareholding

(marketscreener.com) Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR Interests Long-Term Incentive... See more »
August 1, 2019Fast Company

details of hundreds of thousands of U.S. students hacked

In just one school district alone the breach affected data on 114,000 students enrolled between 2001 ... See more »
August 1, 20194-traders

Director's Shareholding

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Pearson Blogs

October 8, 2019Pearson Blog

Time to get LinkedIn with Your Social Media Presence

Having a strong and professional social media presence is critical when entering the job market. Link... See more »
October 4, 2019Pearson Blog

Online proctoring just got easier!

Online faculty often require their students to take proctored tests to help safeguard the academic in... See more »
October 3, 2019Pearson Blog

The Importance of Collegiate Extracurricular Involvement

It is fairly known that academics plays a crucial role for graduating and applying for post-secondary... See more »
October 1, 2019Pearson Blog

Say Yes to the Unexpected: How my job as a Pearson Campus Ambassador made me a better software developer

College is competitive and becoming an engineer involves a lot of late hours in the lab. Therefore wh... See more »
September 26, 2019Pearson Blog

Balance in college - is that a thing?

If you stop any college student on campus and ask them how they're feeling, you will get the same res... See more »
September 23, 2019Pearson Blog

Off to College: Preparing for Your First Year

Twelve years of school have finally passed and you've finished an endless amount of assignments, repo... See more »
September 19, 2019Pearson Blog

Handling Grief and Loss in College

College life at any four-year university is a tough time for any student. Meeting the demands of prof... See more »

Pearson Press Releases

July 10, 2019PR Newswire

Pearson Releases First Higher Education Courseware Skill for Amazon Alexa

HOBOKEN, N.J., July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson, the world's learning company today announced th... See more »
May 9, 2019PR Newswire

Pearson Expands Online Degree Partnership with Duquesne University

PITTSBURGH, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Pearson and Duquesne University announced the launch o... See more »
May 7, 2019PR Newswire

Pearson Announces Partnerships with Four New Connections Academy Virtual Schools for the 2019-2020 School Year

COLUMBIA, Md., May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson announces four new full-time virtual public school... See more »
March 28, 2019Business Wire

From 3D Bioprinting to Aquaculture, Meet the Companies Coming Together to Reimagine the Future of Work

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fossil Foundation, Pearson, Accenture, and Unreasonable Group launch ... See more »
March 12, 2019Business Wire

Fossil Foundation, Pearson, Accenture, Unreasonable Group Launch Collaboration to Redesign the New Economy

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fossil Foundation, Pearson, Accenture and Unreasonable Group launched... See more »
January 22, 2019PRZOOM

Pearson Realize� Selected as Google for Education Premier Partner

PRZOOM - Newswire (press release) - 2019/01/22, New York, NY United States - Pearson technology recog... See more »
December 3, 2018PR Newswire Asia

NetDragon Collaborates with Pearson to Launch Brand New One-stop Intelligent Education Solution

HONG KONG, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ("NetDragon" or "the Compa... See more »

Pearson Videos

January 16, 2019Pearson Youtube Channel

"PoP Vlog 19 - Six months in: my first impressions of Pearson" on YOUTUBE

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January 16, 2019Pearson Youtube Channel

"Pearson Chief Executive, John Fallon, interviewed on CNBC 16/01/2019" on YOUTUBE

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November 14, 2018Pearson Youtube Channel

"PoP Vlog 17 - Sharing our inspiration" on YOUTUBE

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October 11, 2018Pearson Youtube Channel

"James Kenwood- Director Of Engineering" on YOUTUBE

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September 10, 2018Pearson Youtube Channel

"Vincent Blake - Vice President Information Security" on YOUTUBE

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August 16, 2018Pearson Youtube Channel

"PoP Vlog 14 - Are you taking time for your well-being?" on YOUTUBE

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August 9, 2018Pearson Youtube Channel

"What's the most important thing to know about "soft skills"?" on YOUTUBE

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Social Statistics

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

Pearson, Plc. (NYSE: PSO) is a media and education company, with principal operations in the business information and consumer publishing markets. The company's mission is simple and it is to help people make more of their lives through learning. It i...

CEO

Pearson's CEO, John Fallon, currently has an approval rating of 79%. Pearson's primary competitors are Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill & HMH.

Website

pearson.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Pearson

  1. When was Pearson founded?

    Pearson was founded in 1844

  2. Who is Pearson's CEO?

    Pearson's CEO is John Fallon

  3. How much revenue does Pearson generate?

    Pearson generates $5.2B in revenue

  4. How much funding does Pearson have?

    Pearson has historically raised $50M in funding

  5. Where is Pearson's headquarters?

    Pearson's headquarters is in London England, GB

  1. How many employees does Pearson have?

    Pearson has 32,719 employees

  2. What sector does Pearson operate in?

    Pearson is in Educational Materials

  3. Who are Pearson's competitors?

    Pearson's top competitors are Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill, HMH

  4. Who has Pearson invested in?

    Pearson's has invested in companies such as PROWLER.io, Inkling, Experifun
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