Pearson (PSO) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.53 for Q4 2025, up 53.59% on a QoQ basis from 1.15 in Q4 2024, and up 53.59% year-over-year from 0.35 in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.53 in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 53.59% year-over-year to 0.53 in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 1.3, a 79.93% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.23, up 1.18% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.53 for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from 1.15 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 8.92 in Q4 2022, with the low at 3.66 in Q4 2023.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.18, with a median of 0.53 recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio soared 284.64% in 2022, then sank 140.99% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 2.32 in 2021, then jumped by 284.64% to 8.92 in 2022, then tumbled by 140.99% to 3.66 in 2023, then surged by 68.52% to 1.15 in 2024, then jumped by 53.59% to 0.53 in 2025.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.53 (Q4 2025), 1.15 (Q4 2024), and 3.66 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.03 |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 0.02 |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 0.20 |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 0.53 |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 0.20 |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.15 |
| 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 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.15 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.66 |
API Access
Pearson FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();