Pearson (PSO) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of -$137.3 million in Q4 2024, down 3.32% quarter-over-quarter from -$132.9 million in Q4 2023, and down 3.32% on a YoY basis from -$142.0 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$137.3 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Dividends Paid - Common fell 3.32% year-over-year to -$137.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at -$533.3 million (down 0.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $212.8 million, up 6.29% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common was -$137.3 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, down from -$132.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of -$125.5 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$137.5 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged -$133.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$133.4 million in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Dividends Paid - Common climbed 8.72% in 2022, then fell 5.91% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at -$133.4 million in 2020, then slipped by 3.1% to -$137.5 million in 2021, then advanced by 8.72% to -$125.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 5.91% to -$132.9 million in 2023, then retreated by 3.32% to -$137.3 million in 2024.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at -$137.3 million (Q4 2024), -$132.9 million (Q4 2023), and -$125.5 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 29.29 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 18.50 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn -
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 4.60 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 18.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 -137.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -137.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -132.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -132.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -125.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -125.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -137.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -137.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -133.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -133.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -129.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -129.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -119.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -119.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -367.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -367.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -344.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -344.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -420.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -420.34 Mn