Pearson (PSO) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Invested Capital of $2.9 billion for Q4 2025, down 59.2% on a QoQ basis from $7.1 billion in Q4 2024, and down 59.2% year-over-year from $7.1 billion in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Invested Capital for 11 years, with the latest figure at $2.9 billion in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Invested Capital fell 59.2% year-over-year to $2.9 billion in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $2.9 billion, a 59.2% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.9 billion, down 59.2% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital was $2.9 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Invested Capital was $7.7 billion in Q4 2021, with the low at $2.9 billion in Q4 2025.
- Average Invested Capital over 5 years is $6.1 billion, with a median of $6.6 billion recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Invested Capital soared 370.28% in 2021, then tumbled 59.2% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Invested Capital stood at $7.7 billion in 2021, then dropped by 13.52% to $6.6 billion in 2022, then fell by 3.48% to $6.4 billion in 2023, then advanced by 10.96% to $7.1 billion in 2024, then sank by 59.2% to $2.9 billion in 2025.
- The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), $7.1 billion (Q4 2024), and $6.4 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 67.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 20.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 11.24 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 26.55 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.36 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | 22.60 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | 5.72 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 3.47 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();