Pearson (PSO) Current Assets (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Current Assets of $3.1 billion for Q4 2025, down 11.03% on a QoQ basis from $3.5 billion in Q4 2024, and down 11.03% year-over-year from $3.5 billion in Q4 2024.
Pearson (PSO) Current Assets (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Current Assets for 17 years, with the latest figure at $3.1 billion in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Current Assets fell 11.03% year-over-year to $3.1 billion in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $3.1 billion, a 11.03% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.1 billion, down 11.03% from the prior year.
- Current Assets was $3.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $3.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Current Assets was $4.3 billion in Q4 2021, with the low at $3.0 billion in Q4 2023.
- Average Current Assets over 5 years is $3.5 billion, with a median of $3.3 billion recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Current Assets dropped 24.14% in 2022, then gained 16.05% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Current Assets stood at $4.3 billion in 2021, then declined by 24.14% to $3.3 billion in 2022, then declined by 8.19% to $3.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 16.05% to $3.5 billion in 2024, then retreated by 11.03% to $3.1 billion in 2025.
- The last three Current Assets figures came in at $3.1 billion (Q4 2025), $3.5 billion (Q4 2024), and $3.0 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Assets (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 12.54 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 8.45 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 23.22 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 4.48 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 13.32 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 3.12 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | 27.80 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | 17.00 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.31 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 3.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.22 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 4.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 6.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 5.21 Bn |
Pearson Current Assets API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-assets&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-assets", "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=current-assets&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();