Pearson (PSO) Payables (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Payables of -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025, down 2.55% on a QoQ basis from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024, and down 2.55% year-over-year from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Payables for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Payables fell 2.55% year-over-year to -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$1.4 billion, a 2.55% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$1.4 billion, down 2.55% from the prior year.
- Payables was -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Payables was -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at -$1.7 billion in Q4 2021.
- Average Payables over 5 years is -$1.5 billion, with a median of -$1.5 billion recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Payables tumbled 25544.29% in 2021, then climbed 14.51% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Payables stood at -$1.7 billion in 2021, then increased by 13.13% to -$1.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 7.59% to -$1.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 14.51% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then slipped by 2.55% to -$1.4 billion in 2025.
- The last three Payables figures came in at -$1.4 billion (Q4 2025), -$1.4 billion (Q4 2024), and -$1.6 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 412.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -1.39 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 154.99 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | 7.58 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | 1.72 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -6.60 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -2.11 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -2.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 378.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -2.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -2.40 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Payables 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=payables&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();