Pearson (PSO) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2021 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Net Shares Issued and Repurchased of -$552.0 million for Q4 2025, down 22.53% on a QoQ basis from -$450.5 million in Q4 2024, and down 22.53% year-over-year from -$712.6 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Net Shares Issued and Repurchased for 5 years, with the latest figure at -$552.0 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased fell 22.53% year-over-year to -$552.0 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$552.0 million, a 22.53% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$552.0 million, down 22.53% from the prior year.
- Net Shares Issued and Repurchased was -$552.0 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$450.5 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Shares Issued and Repurchased was -$13.5 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$552.0 million in Q4 2025.
- Average Net Shares Issued and Repurchased over 5 years is -$345.7 million, with a median of -$449.2 million recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Shares Issued and Repurchased slumped 3232.55% in 2022, then soared 41.43% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased stood at -$13.5 million in 2021, then plunged by 3232.55% to -$449.2 million in 2022, then soared by 41.43% to -$263.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 71.22% to -$450.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 22.53% to -$552.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Net Shares Issued and Repurchased figures came in at -$552.0 million (Q4 2025), -$450.5 million (Q4 2024), and -$263.1 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Shares Issued (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -552.02 Mn |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | -552.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -450.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -263.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -449.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.48 Mn |
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Pearson Net Shares Issued and Repurchased API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-shares-issued-and-repurchased&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-shares-issued-and-repurchased", "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=net-shares-issued-and-repurchased&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();