Pearson (PSO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Capital Expenditures of -$18.6 million for Q4 2025, up 19.39% on a QoQ basis from -$23.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 19.39% year-over-year from -$15.6 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Capital Expenditures for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$18.6 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 19.39% year-over-year to -$18.6 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$86.2 million, a 21.18% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$38.6 million, up 8.93% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures was -$18.6 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from -$23.1 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was -$18.6 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$41.8 million in Q4 2021.
- Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is -$25.6 million, with a median of -$23.1 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Capital Expenditures jumped 41.06% in 2022, then fell 16.34% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at -$41.8 million in 2021, then surged by 41.06% to -$24.6 million in 2022, then increased by 19.38% to -$19.9 million in 2023, then retreated by 16.34% to -$23.1 million in 2024, then grew by 19.39% to -$18.6 million in 2025.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$18.6 million (Q4 2025), -$23.1 million (Q4 2024), and -$19.9 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 141.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 53.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 146.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 14.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -18.62 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 10.11 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 130.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -18.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -23.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -41.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -39.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -48.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -41.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -42.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -55.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -54.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 307.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -76.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 244.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 245.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 225.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 731.80 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Capital Expenditures API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "PSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();