Pearson (PSO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$839.4 million for Q4 2024, up 2.71% year-over-year from -$817.3 million in Q1 2024, and up 2.71% quarter-over-quarter from -$862.8 million in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$839.4 million for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Operating Expenses rose 2.71% year-over-year to -$839.4 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$2.5 billion (up 28.54% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.0 billion, up 5.13% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2024 stood at -$839.4 million, up from -$862.8 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$809.3 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$1.0 billion in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$862.8 million (2023), against an average of -$893.0 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2023: Operating Expenses surged 59.06% in 2020, then declined 6.6% in 2023.
- Pearson's Operating Expenses stood at -$950.7 million in 2020, then retreated by 5.49% to -$1.0 billion in 2021, then gained by 19.3% to -$809.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.6% to -$862.8 million in 2023, then gained by 2.71% to -$839.4 million in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Operating Expenses at -$839.4 million in Q4 2024, -$862.8 million in Q4 2023, and -$809.3 million in Q4 2022.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 644.44 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -864.18 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 337.80 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 156.72 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 424.70 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 118.26 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 4.10 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -857.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -839.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -862.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -809.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -950.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -2.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -2.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -2.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -3.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -3.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -1.76 Bn |