Pearson (PSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Retained Earnings of $1.1 billion for Q4 2025, up 5.39% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2024, and up 5.39% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Retained Earnings for 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 5.39% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $1.1 billion, a 5.39% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.1 billion, up 5.39% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was $1.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $1.4 billion in Q4 2021, with the low at $924.7 million in Q4 2023.
- Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $1.1 billion, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Retained Earnings increased 25.93% in 2021, then decreased 28.16% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $1.4 billion in 2021, then fell by 28.16% to $1.0 billion in 2022, then fell by 10.52% to $924.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 14.79% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 5.39% to $1.1 billion in 2025.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), $1.1 billion (Q4 2024), and $924.7 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 56.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 4.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | -1.55 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -1.75 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.92 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | 303.15 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | 2.87 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 924.66 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 | 890.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.60 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 4.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 2.66 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Retained Earnings API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();