Pearson (PSO) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Dividends Paid - Common of -$146.3 million for Q4 2025, down 6.54% on a QoQ basis from -$137.3 million in Q4 2024, and down 6.54% year-over-year from -$156.6 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$146.3 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common fell 6.54% year-over-year to -$146.3 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$540.7 million, a 1.66% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$212.8 million, down 6.29% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was -$146.3 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$137.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was -$125.5 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$146.3 million in Q4 2025.
- Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is -$135.6 million, with a median of -$137.3 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Dividends Paid - Common grew 8.72% in 2022, then dropped 6.54% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at -$137.5 million in 2021, then climbed by 8.72% to -$125.5 million in 2022, then fell by 4.83% to -$131.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 4.39% to -$137.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 6.54% to -$146.3 million in 2025.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at -$146.3 million (Q4 2025), -$137.3 million (Q4 2024), and -$131.6 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 15.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 12.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 229.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 55.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -146.32 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 37.19 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 91.00 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 | -146.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -137.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -131.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -125.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -137.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -133.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -129.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -119.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -367.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -344.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -420.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -1.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -38.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -323.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -10.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -13.07 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();