Pearson PSO
NYSE PSO
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Cash & Equivalents of $442.9 million for Q4 2025, down 36.44% year-over-year from $696.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 36.44% quarter-over-quarter from $696.9 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Cash & Equivalents history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $442.9 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Cash & Equivalents fell 36.44% year-over-year to $442.9 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $442.9 million (down 36.44% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $439.1 million, down 36.74% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents for Q4 2025 stood at $442.9 million, 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 $15.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash & Equivalents is $32.4 million (2021), against an average of $242.4 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Cash & Equivalents slumped 97.77% in 2021, then jumped 4531.4% in 2024.
  • Pearson's Cash & Equivalents stood at $32.4 million in 2021, then decreased by 23.86% to $24.6 million in 2022, then plunged by 38.91% to $15.0 million in 2023, then surged by 4531.4% to $696.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 36.44% to $442.9 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Cash & Equivalents at $442.9 million in Q4 2025, $696.9 million in Q4 2024, and $15.0 million in Q4 2023.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn 232.66 Mn
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn 446.16 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn 75.62 Mn
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn 86.66 Mn
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn 134.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 59.43 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn 1.66 Mn
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn - 1.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 442.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 696.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 24.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 32.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.45 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 661.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 133.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 153.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 17.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 11.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 44.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 594.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 4.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 237.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 41.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 47.37 Mn