Pearson (PSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of $836.7 million in Q4 2025, down 21.18% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2024, and down 21.18% on a YoY basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Retained Earnings history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $836.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Retained Earnings fell 21.18% year-over-year to $836.7 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $836.7 million (down 21.18% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $836.7 million, down 21.18% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $836.7 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q4 2021 to a low of $836.7 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.0 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Retained Earnings grew 25.93% in 2021, then retreated 28.16% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $1.4 billion in 2021, then declined by 28.16% to $1.0 billion in 2022, then decreased by 9.59% to $934.2 million in 2023, then grew by 13.62% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then declined by 21.18% to $836.7 million in 2025.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $836.7 million (Q4 2025), $1.1 billion (Q4 2024), and $934.2 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 836.67 Mn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -365.81 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn -452.92 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn -1.03 Bn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -33.40 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 22.60 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -161.76 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -
9 Pearson - - - 836.67 Mn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn -452.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 836.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 934.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.14 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 1.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 878.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 2.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 5.60 Bn
Jul 24, 2015 4.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 5.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 5.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 4,865.79
Dec 31, 2011 5.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 4.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 3.03 Bn