Pearson (PSO) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) recorded Invested Capital of $2.89 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, down 39.8% from $4.8 billion a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Pearson reported Invested Capital of $2.86 billion, down 40.1% from the prior year.
- Annual Invested Capital has declined for four straight years.
- Across earlier years, Invested Capital came in at $4.78 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-1.8%), $4.87 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-10.9%), $5.46 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-7.2%) and $5.89 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2020.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.49 Bn | 14.24 Bn | - | 19.18 Bn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.76 Bn | 5.84 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 30.24 Bn |
| 3 | News | 14.74 Bn | 6.93 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 4 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.20 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 21.46 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.13 Bn | 8.26 Bn | - | 6.93 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.43 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.02 Bn | 6.94 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 8 | Wpp | 6.03 Bn | -5.76 Bn | - | 10.78 Bn |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.79 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 13.88 Bn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.65 Bn | 978.28 Mn | 715.00 Mn | 11.07 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.89 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 3.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.48 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 5.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -3.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 3.56 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();