Pearson (PSO) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $1.1 billion for Q4 2024, down 6.71% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2024, and down 6.71% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Cost of Revenue history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Cost of Revenue fell 6.71% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $4.6 billion (changed 0.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.3 billion, up 1.73% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue for Q4 2024 stood at $1.1 billion, down from $1.2 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 2020.
- The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $1.1 billion (2022), against an average of $1.1 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2023: Cost of Revenue sank 53.13% in 2020, then gained 6.58% in 2023.
- Pearson's Cost of Revenue stood at $1.1 billion in 2020, then advanced by 0.88% to $1.1 billion in 2021, then fell by 0.01% to $1.1 billion in 2022, then advanced by 6.58% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then slipped by 6.71% to $1.1 billion in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Cost of Revenue at $1.1 billion in Q4 2024, $1.2 billion in Q4 2023, and $1.1 billion in Q4 2022.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 367.84 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 110.08 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 328.09 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 190.40 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 62.08 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 1.93 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.60 Bn |