Pearson (PSO) Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) of $866.3 million in Q4 2025, up 306.61% quarter-over-quarter from $213.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 306.61% on a YoY basis from $213.1 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $866.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) rose 306.61% year-over-year to $866.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $866.3 million (up 306.61% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $866.3 million, up 306.61% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) was $866.3 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $213.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q4 2021 to a low of $213.1 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) has averaged $771.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $866.3 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) plunged 76.12% in 2024, then surged 306.61% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2021, then decreased by 15.14% to $865.7 million in 2022, then increased by 3.06% to $892.2 million in 2023, then slumped by 76.12% to $213.1 million in 2024, then soared by 306.61% to $866.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) figures came in at $866.3 million (Q4 2025), $213.1 million (Q4 2024), and $892.2 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Weighted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 866.34 Mn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 163.16 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 52.90 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 146.09 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 23.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 13.76 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 163.65 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 8.56 Mn
9 Pearson - - - 866.34 Mn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 52.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 866.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 213.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 892.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 865.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 997.47 Mn
Jul 24, 2020 234.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.25 Bn
Jul 24, 2015 1.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 320.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 331.60 Mn