Pearson (PSO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Cash & Equivalents of $442.9 million for Q4 2025, down 36.44% on a QoQ basis from $696.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 36.44% year-over-year from $696.9 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Cash & Equivalents for 14 years, with the latest figure at $442.9 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash & Equivalents fell 36.44% year-over-year to $442.9 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $442.9 million, a 36.44% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $442.9 million, down 36.44% from the prior year.
- Cash & Equivalents was $442.9 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $696.9 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cash & Equivalents was $696.9 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$32.4 million in Q4 2021.
- Average Cash & Equivalents over 5 years is $429.9 million, with a median of $442.9 million recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Cash & Equivalents tumbled 104.61% in 2021, then surged 2123.02% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Cash & Equivalents stood at -$32.4 million in 2021, then soared by 2123.02% to $654.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 40.83% to $387.2 million in 2023, then surged by 79.98% to $696.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 36.44% to $442.9 million in 2025.
- The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $442.9 million (Q4 2025), $696.9 million (Q4 2024), and $387.2 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 4.21 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 3.27 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 442.95 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 232.66 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | 3.89 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | 3.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 442.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 696.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 387.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 654.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -32.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 701.16 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 661.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 561.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 730.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 687.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 50.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -9.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -258.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 47.37 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();