Pearson PSO
NYSE PSO
$16.25 +0.18 (+1.12%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:15 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of -$23.1 million for Q4 2024, down 15.15% year-over-year from -$27.2 million in Q1 2024, and down 15.15% quarter-over-quarter from -$20.1 million in Q4 2023.

Pearson (PSO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025) 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 -$38.2 million, up 9.36% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2024 stood at -$23.1 million, down from -$20.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was -$20.1 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$41.8 million in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is -$24.6 million (2022), against an average of -$29.8 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Capital Expenditures surged 41.06% in 2022, then declined 15.15% in 2024.
  • Pearson's Capital Expenditures stood at -$39.6 million in 2020, then retreated by 5.49% to -$41.8 million in 2021, then soared by 41.06% to -$24.6 million in 2022, then gained by 18.54% to -$20.1 million in 2023, then dropped by 15.15% to -$23.1 million in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Capital Expenditures at -$23.1 million in Q4 2024, -$20.1 million in Q4 2023, and -$24.6 million in Q4 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.67 Bn 10.00 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.97 Bn 1.18 Bn -18.76 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.65 Bn 337.86 Mn 13.18 Mn
4 Usa Today 958.93 Mn 872.28 Mn 208.25 Mn 15.78 Mn
5 Scholastic 954.87 Mn 819.97 Mn 285.70 Mn 15.00 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 179.97 Mn 120.54 Mn 63.89 Mn 1.07 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.58 Mn 9.77 Mn 2.82 Mn 96,000.00
8 TNL Mediagene 674,054.57 -1.26 Mn - -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -18.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -18.62 Mn
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