Pearson PSO
NYSE PSO
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $29.5 million for Q4 2024, up 23.9% year-over-year from $23.8 million in Q1 2024, and up 23.9% quarter-over-quarter from $23.8 million in Q4 2023.

Pearson (PSO) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Share-based Compensation history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $29.5 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Share-based Compensation rose 23.9% year-over-year to $29.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $96.0 million (down 18.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $51.4 million, down 8.57% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2024 stood at $29.5 million, up from $23.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $29.5 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $21.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 4-year median for Share-based Compensation is $22.7 million (2021), against an average of $24.0 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Share-based Compensation slipped 2.11% in 2022, then climbed 23.9% in 2024.
  • Pearson's Share-based Compensation stood at $21.6 million in 2021, then slipped by 2.11% to $21.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 12.85% to $23.8 million in 2023, then gained by 23.9% to $29.5 million in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Share-based Compensation at $29.5 million in Q4 2024, $23.8 million in Q4 2023, and $21.1 million in Q4 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.60 Bn 9.94 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.47 Bn 9.86 Bn 1.18 Bn 29.48 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.73 Bn 2.65 Bn 337.86 Mn 3.80 Mn
4 Usa Today 963.33 Mn 876.68 Mn 208.25 Mn 2.50 Mn
5 Scholastic 949.42 Mn 814.52 Mn 285.70 Mn 1.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 187.86 Mn 128.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 181,000.00
7 Educational Development 11.58 Mn 9.77 Mn 2.82 Mn -
8 TNL Mediagene 696,752.35 -1.23 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 29.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 29.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 29.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 29.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 21.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 21.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 21.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 21.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 50.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 50.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 59.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 59.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 51.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 51.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 62.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 62.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 31.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 31.60 Mn