Pearson (PSO) Divestments (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Divestments of $12.0 million for Q4 2025, up 255.45% on a QoQ basis from -$7.7 million in Q4 2024, and up 255.45% year-over-year from $3.4 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Divestments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Divestments for 13 years, with the latest figure at $12.0 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Divestments rose 255.45% year-over-year to $12.0 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $107.4 million, a 24.9% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $10.6 million, up 218.44% from the prior year.
- Divestments was $12.0 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from -$7.7 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Divestments was $126.7 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$23.6 million in Q4 2023.
- Average Divestments over 5 years is $19.6 million, with a median of -$7.7 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Divestments soared 1442.47% in 2022, then slumped 118.62% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Divestments stood at -$9.4 million in 2021, then jumped by 1442.47% to $126.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 118.62% to -$23.6 million in 2023, then soared by 67.34% to -$7.7 million in 2024, then soared by 255.45% to $12.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Divestments figures came in at $12.0 million (Q4 2025), -$7.7 million (Q4 2024), and -$23.6 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Divestments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 9.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 15.70 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 24.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 24.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 11.97 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 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 | 11.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 126.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -128.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -7.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -46.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 560.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -53.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 6.53 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Divestments 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=divestments&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "divestments", "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=divestments&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();