Pearson (PSO) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $445.6 million in Q4 2025, down 39.52% quarter-over-quarter from $736.7 million in Q4 2024, and down 39.52% on a YoY basis from $736.7 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Cash & Current Investments history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $445.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Cash & Current Investments fell 39.52% year-over-year to $445.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $445.6 million (down 39.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $445.6 million, down 39.52% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments was $445.6 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $736.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $736.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $35.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Cash & Current Investments has averaged $259.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $43.4 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Cash & Current Investments slumped 97.62% in 2021, then jumped 1998.2% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash & Current Investments shows it stood at $35.0 million in 2021, then rose by 23.82% to $43.4 million in 2022, then fell by 19.09% to $35.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 1998.2% to $736.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 39.52% to $445.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $445.6 million (Q4 2025), $736.7 million (Q4 2024), and $35.1 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 445.61 Mn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 642.16 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 95.12 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 85.17 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 104.60 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 53.28 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 1.93 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 1.34 Mn
9 Pearson - - - 445.61 Mn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 95.12 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 445.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 736.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 35.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 43.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 35.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.47 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 599.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 165.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 154.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 27.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 3.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 39.45 Mn
Jul 24, 2015 790.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 2,073,177.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2,615,087.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1,074,315.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 962,118.47 Bn