Pearson (PSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) recorded Retained Earnings of $1.12 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 5.4% from $1.06 billion a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Pearson reported Retained Earnings of $1.11 billion, up 4.9% from the prior year.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $1.06 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+14.1%), $926.65 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-15.0%), $1.09 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-25.7%) and $1.47 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+32.2%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -14.28 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 4.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - | -312.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | 847.09 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.92 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | -1.75 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - | 2.83 Bn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 847.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 948.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 889.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 879.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 2.64 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Retained Earnings 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=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();