Pearson (PSO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of -$23.1 million in Q4 2024, down 15.15% quarter-over-quarter from -$20.1 million in Q4 2023, and down 15.15% on a YoY basis from -$27.2 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Capital Expenditures history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$23.1 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Capital Expenditures fell 15.15% year-over-year to -$23.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at -$109.6 million (up 13.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$38.6 million, up 8.93% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was -$23.1 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, down from -$20.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of -$20.1 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$41.8 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged -$29.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$24.6 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Capital Expenditures soared 41.06% in 2022, then fell 15.15% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at -$39.6 million in 2020, then decreased by 5.49% to -$41.8 million in 2021, then jumped by 41.06% to -$24.6 million in 2022, then advanced by 18.54% to -$20.1 million in 2023, then declined by 15.15% to -$23.1 million in 2024.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$23.1 million (Q4 2024), -$20.1 million (Q4 2023), and -$24.6 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 6.53 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 12.86 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 12.91 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 13.40 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 577,000.00
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 95,700.00
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 12.86 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 -23.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -23.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -20.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -20.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -24.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -24.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -41.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -41.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -39.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -39.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -48.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -48.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -41.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -41.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -42.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -42.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -55.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -55.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -54.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -54.63 Mn