Pearson (PSO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) recorded Cash & Equivalents of $461.57 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, down 33.8% from $696.94 million a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Pearson reported Cash & Equivalents of $457.52 million, down 34.1% from the prior year.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.7% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Equivalents came in at $694.1 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+2.8%), $675.4 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-2.2%), $690.59 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 and -$33.02 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 4.21 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | 448.46 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 232.66 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - | 3.13 Bn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 218.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 448.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 681.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 397.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 672.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 676.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 573.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 721.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 696.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 48.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 232.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 40.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 46.93 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();