Pearson (PSO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Free Cash Flow of $274.0 million for Q4 2025, up 129.56% on a QoQ basis from $119.4 million in Q4 2024, and up 129.56% year-over-year from $119.4 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at $274.0 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 129.56% year-over-year to $274.0 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $415.3 million, a 406.64% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $911.2 million, up 7.56% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $274.0 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $119.4 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $274.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$59.3 million in Q4 2021.
- Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $71.2 million, with a median of $36.0 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Free Cash Flow surged 60.25% in 2021, then jumped 355.72% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$59.3 million in 2021, then jumped by 76.27% to -$14.1 million in 2022, then surged by 355.72% to $36.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 231.63% to $119.4 million in 2024, then surged by 129.56% to $274.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $274.0 million (Q4 2025), $119.4 million (Q4 2024), and $36.0 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 572.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 726.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -433.10 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 276.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -136.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 274.01 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 184.15 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 592.00 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 | 274.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 119.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -59.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -149.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -165.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -181.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -355.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -345.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -512.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -789.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -401.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -603.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -436.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -394.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -1.11 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Free Cash Flow API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();