Pearson (PSO) Change in Cash (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Change in Cash of $29.5 million for Q4 2024, up 112.07% year-over-year from $13.9 million in Q1 2024, and up 112.07% quarter-over-quarter from -$244.5 million in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Change in Cash (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Change in Cash history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $29.5 million for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Change in Cash rose 112.07% year-over-year to $29.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at -$1.5 billion (down 25.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$276.9 million, down 192.57% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash for Q4 2024 stood at $29.5 million, up from -$244.5 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Change in Cash was $330.1 million in Q4 2020, with the low at -$639.2 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is -$244.5 million (2023), against an average of -$230.2 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2021: Change in Cash soared 310.45% in 2020, then sank 289.88% in 2021.
- Pearson's Change in Cash stood at $330.1 million in 2020, then tumbled by 289.88% to -$626.8 million in 2021, then fell by 1.98% to -$639.2 million in 2022, then surged by 61.75% to -$244.5 million in 2023, then surged by 112.07% to $29.5 million in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Change in Cash at $29.5 million in Q4 2024, -$244.5 million in Q4 2023, and -$639.2 million in Q4 2022.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -262.60 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | -19.49 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 1.74 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 30.30 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 6.15 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 469,100.00 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -260.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -244.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -639.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -626.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 330.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -156.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -424.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -987.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -242.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -486.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -782.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -576.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -94.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -290.76 Mn |