Pearson (PSO) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Change in Account Payables of -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025, down 2.55% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024, and down 2.55% on a YoY basis from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Change in Account Payables history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Change in Account Payables fell 2.55% year-over-year to -$1.4 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$1.4 billion (down 2.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $46.6 million, up 136.64% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables was -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Account Payables ranged from a high of -$210.3 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Account Payables has averaged -$1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.4 billion in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Change in Account Payables soared 86.68% in 2021, then sank 599.44% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Account Payables shows it stood at -$210.3 million in 2021, then sank by 599.44% to -$1.5 billion in 2022, then dropped by 8.7% to -$1.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 15.39% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then decreased by 2.55% to -$1.4 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Change in Account Payables figures came in at -$1.4 billion (Q4 2025), -$1.4 billion (Q4 2024), and -$1.6 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Account Payables (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -1.39 Bn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn -
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn -
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -25.80 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -361,800.00
9 Pearson - - - -1.39 Bn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -210.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -210.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.58 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 -1.31 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 -1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.78 Bn