Pearson (PSO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Operating Expenses of -$858.0 million for Q4 2025, down 2.21% on a QoQ basis from -$839.4 million in Q4 2024, and down 2.21% year-over-year from -$877.3 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$858.0 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 2.21% year-over-year to -$858.0 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$3.4 billion, a 4.14% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$1.8 billion, down 10.68% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was -$858.0 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$839.4 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.
- Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$872.7 million, with a median of -$853.9 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses gained 19.3% in 2022, then fell 5.51% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$1.0 billion in 2021, then climbed by 19.3% to -$809.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 5.51% to -$853.9 million in 2023, then gained by 1.7% to -$839.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 2.21% to -$858.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$858.0 million (Q4 2025), -$839.4 million (Q4 2024), and -$853.9 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 8.48 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 2.38 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.64 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 991.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -4.64 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -857.96 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 644.44 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.69 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 | -857.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -839.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -853.91 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 | -1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -1.76 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();