Pearson (PSO) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Cost of Revenue of $1.1 billion for Q4 2025, little changed on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2024, and little changed year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Cost of Revenue for 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue changed 0.15% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $4.6 billion, a 0.18% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.3 billion, up 2.21% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue was $1.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, roughly flat from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $1.2 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
- Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $1.1 billion, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cost of Revenue advanced 5.49% in 2023, then decreased 5.74% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $1.1 billion in 2021, then decreased by 0.01% to $1.1 billion in 2022, then rose by 5.49% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then fell by 5.74% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 0.15% to $1.1 billion in 2025.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), $1.1 billion (Q4 2024), and $1.2 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -3.82 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 367.84 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 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.71 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();