Pearson (PSO) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$104.0 million in Q4 2024, up 66.02% quarter-over-quarter from -$306.0 million in Q4 2023, and up 66.02% on a YoY basis from -$62.6 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$104.0 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Cash from Investing Activities rose 66.02% year-over-year to -$104.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at -$696.1 million (up 20.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$323.2 million, down 92.24% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$104.0 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, up from -$306.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$104.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$306.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$174.0 million across 4 years, with a median of -$143.1 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 71.62% in 2023, then surged 66.02% in 2024.
  • A 4-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$107.8 million in 2021, then sank by 65.32% to -$178.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 71.62% to -$306.0 million in 2023, then soared by 66.02% to -$104.0 million in 2024.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$104.0 million (Q4 2024), -$306.0 million (Q4 2023), and -$178.3 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -72.20 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn -26.83 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn -3.65 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 435.20 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 471,000.00
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -90,700.00
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn -26.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 -103.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -103.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -305.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -305.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -178.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -178.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -107.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -107.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -280.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -280.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 151.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 151.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -88.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -88.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -26.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -26.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -18.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -18.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -123.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -123.58 Mn