Pearson (PSO) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Cash from Operations of $255.4 million for Q4 2025, up 165.31% on a QoQ basis from $96.3 million in Q4 2024, and up 165.31% year-over-year from $96.3 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Cash from Operations for 17 years, with the latest figure at $255.4 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 165.31% year-over-year to $255.4 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $329.1 million, a 1300.6% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $872.6 million, up 8.43% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations was $255.4 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $96.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cash from Operations was $255.4 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$101.1 million in Q4 2021.
- Average Cash from Operations over 5 years is $45.6 million, with a median of $16.1 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Cash from Operations soared 46.46% in 2021, then jumped 496.61% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at -$101.1 million in 2021, then surged by 61.71% to -$38.7 million in 2022, then surged by 141.69% to $16.1 million in 2023, then soared by 496.61% to $96.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 165.31% to $255.4 million in 2025.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $255.4 million (Q4 2025), $96.3 million (Q4 2024), and $16.1 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 848.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 867.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -379.20 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 422.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -122.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 255.39 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 194.26 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 722.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 255.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 96.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -38.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -101.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -188.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -214.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -222.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -398.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -401.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -567.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -481.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -477.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -359.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -191.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -169.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -377.33 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();