Pearson (PSO) Divestments (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Divestments of -$7.7 million for Q4 2024, up 67.68% year-over-year from -$4.6 million in Q1 2024, and up 67.68% quarter-over-quarter from -$23.8 million in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Divestments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Divestments history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$7.7 million for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Divestments rose 67.68% year-over-year to -$7.7 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $85.7 million (down 49.58% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.5 million, up 217.88% from the prior year.
- Divestments for Q4 2024 stood at -$7.7 million, up from -$23.8 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Divestments was $126.7 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$23.8 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Divestments is -$7.7 million (2024), against an average of $32.5 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Divestments jumped 1442.47% in 2022, then plunged 118.81% in 2023.
- Pearson's Divestments stood at $76.6 million in 2020, then plunged by 112.32% to -$9.4 million in 2021, then surged by 1442.47% to $126.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 118.81% to -$23.8 million in 2023, then surged by 67.68% to -$7.7 million in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Divestments at -$7.7 million in Q4 2024, -$23.8 million in Q4 2023, and $126.7 million in Q4 2022.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Divestments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.64 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 12.06 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | - |
| 4 | Scholastic | 958.67 Mn | 823.77 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 5 | Usa Today | 956.00 Mn | 869.34 Mn | 208.25 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 178.52 Mn | 119.09 Mn | 63.89 Mn | - |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | - |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 674,570.46 | -1.26 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 126.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 76.59 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 |