Pearson (PSO) Operating Income (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Operating Income of $281.1 million in Q4 2024, up 2.35% quarter-over-quarter from $274.6 million in Q4 2023, and up 2.35% on a YoY basis from $274.6 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Operating Income (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Operating Income history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $281.1 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Operating Income rose 2.35% year-over-year to $281.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $741.4 million (down 67.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $674.4 million, down 2.88% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $281.1 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, up from $274.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q4 2020 to a low of $12.1 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $508.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $274.6 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Operating Income sank 99.33% in 2021, then jumped 1330.86% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $1.8 billion in 2020, then tumbled by 99.33% to $12.1 million in 2021, then surged by 1330.86% to $173.6 million in 2022, then soared by 58.2% to $274.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.35% to $281.1 million in 2024.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $281.1 million (Q4 2024), $274.6 million (Q4 2023), and $173.6 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 161.58 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 62.76 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 68.16 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -26.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 8.54 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -2.29 Mn
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 62.76 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 281.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 274.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 173.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -3.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -613.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -58.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 12.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 782.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 207.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 202.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 66.97 Mn